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The Arkansas

Family Historian

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Arkansas Genealogical Society

Volume 34, Number 4

ISSN 05710472

December 1996

Editor President Vice President Treasurer Corresp. Sec, Record Sec. Historian Parliamentarian

Arkansas Genealogical Society

Officers and Directors

Margaret Hamson Hubbbard Joe R. Ooss Ed Sanders Bobbie Jones McLane Eddie 0, Landreth Jan Davenport Jan Eddleman

Roberta Hollis David Malone Johnita Olover Teresa Harris Margaret Ross Edwin Moss Desmond Walls Allen Russell P. Baker Frankie Y. Holt Lynda Suffridge Dorathy Boulden Barbara Crowell Rogers Torn Dillard Rhonda S.Noms

1411 Shady Orove Rd., Hot Springs, AR 7190 I 1025 Watkins, Conway, AR 7032 10 Choetaw Dr., Searcy, AR 72143 222 McMahan Dr, Hot Springs, AR 71913 1510 Jameson Ave., Benton, AR 72015 1 Cinnamon Rd., North Little Rock, AR 72120 1807 Sunshine Mine Rd" Hackett, AR 72937

628 Banner, Camden, AR 7170 I PO Box 1048, Fayetteville, AR 72702 4008 Holly, Pine BluM, AR 71603 943 Ouachita 47, Camden, AR 7170 I 9 Nob Hill Cove, Little Rock, AR 72205 POBox 176, Star City, AR 71667 99 Lawrence Landing Rd., Conway, AR 71032 6525 Magnolia, Mabelvale, AR 72103 5 Custer PI., North Little Rock, AR 72116 3801 Caraway Ct., North Little Rock, AR 72116 913 Arkansas, EI Dorado, AR 71730 2717 N.Fillmore, Litttle Rock, AR 72207 12 Normandy Rd., Little Rock, AR 72207 805 East 5th St., Russellville, AR 72801

The Arkansas Family Historian is the official publication of the Arkansas Genealogical Society. It is published quarterly by the society and entered in the mails under Postal Permit 418 at Conway, AR

Membership rate is $15,00 per calendar year. Four issues constitute one year's membership. Membership may be entered by submission of dues and enrollment data to Arkansas Genealogical Society. PO Box 908, Hot Springs. AR 71902-0908,

Neither the Arkansas Genealogical Society, the Board of Directors thereof, nor any individuals or committee assume any r'esponsibility for information or materials included herein. Contributors of material are indicated, and any correspondence should be directed to those persons, NotifY the Society of any needed corrections.

The Arkansas Family Historian Published Quarterly by Arkansas Genealogical Society, Inc,

PO Box 908, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902-0908

Editor Margaret Harrison Hubbard

Publication Information

The Arkansas Family Historian, the official publication of Arkansas Genea10gicl Society, Inc" is published four times a year - March, June, September and December, Commercial advertising is not accepted,

ISSN 0571-0472

Editorial Policy AGS welcomes contributions offamily records, public record inscriptions, and other information of interest to those interested in family history and genealogy in general, and in Arkansas specifically, Responsibility for the accuracy of information and for opinions, omissions, or factual errors is that of the contributor,

Manuscript Submissions Submitters of articles and material for possible publication in The AFH are requested to send typewritten or mechanically generated manuscripts on white, 8-1/2 X II inch paper, double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides, with all pages numbered, The sources from which the material was obtained, specific statements of facts, or statistical information MUST be documented, that is, the specific, detailed source description must be listed either within the body of the text or as notes, Previous publication of the material in any form must be brought to the attention of AGS, AGS encouraages submissions on IBM compatible computer disks in Microsoft Word or ASCII

format accompanied by a hard copy of the material,

Membership AGS offers individual, institutional sustaining, life and honorary membership classes, Membership is by calendar year and may be entered at any time of the year (late subscribers will rcceive the year's back issues of The Arkansas Family Historian Individual membership is $15,00 per year.

Queries

Members of AGS are invited to submit one fifty-word, Arkansas related, query each year, Sec the Query. section for details.

Book Reviews

Authors and publishers who wish to have reviews or notices of their works published in The Arkansas Family Historian are invited to submit a copy of the work with ordering information and price, if applicable.

CONTENTS

President's Page 150 Meet Your AGS Board Member 15 I Box 908 152 Arkansas Ancestry Cert. Report 153 New Tools For Old Tasks 154 Civil War notes of Evan Atwood 157 Some Early AR Officials 161 Manning Cemetery, Lawrence Co. 162 Richard Nathaniel Wright in AR 167 Arkansas Queries 170 Book Reviews & Notices 176 Index 182

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President's Page, _______________ _

Another year is drawing to close and I hope you can look back at another year of successful genealogical research. My term as president of AGS is also drawing to a close and I wanted to take this final opportunity to tell you how much I appreciate having served in this capacity.

The new year will bring new leadership and more exciting genealogical events, Watch in January for the Ancestors TV series on your local Public Broadcasting System. It's a ten part series aimed at beginning genealogists, but should be interesting to all of us. Past AGS president Desmond Walls Allen will appear on the first episode of the series. Desmond has published more than 150 books on Arkansas resources and lectures nationally on developing one's searching skills. She was 'a1so awarded Dallas Genealogical Society's Distinguished Service Award for her many contributions to the field of genealogy. Arkansas Educational Television Network will be hosting a call-in segment and representatives of AGS should appear then also. This is a great honor for Desmond and for AGS.

Dallas Genealogical Society is hosting next year's Federation of Genealogical Society's annual conference. The theme is "Unlock Your Heritage "and will be held September 3-6, 1997. There is something for everyone at these conferences and I want to encourage everyone to attend if at all possible. To receive a program when they are printed in the Spring, write FGS, PO Box 83020, Richardson, TX 75083-0220, or you may FAX your request to 214-907-9727.

AGS is in the process of establishing a web page on the internet Board member David Malone of Fayetteville is spearheading the effort to post information about AGS on this growing medium of communication. Please write David and let him know if you have any suggestions. In that same vein, I want to tell all those who have communicated to me about the problems we have had with the Arkansas Family Historian, and that the editor and board are working to ensure the errors will be eliminated in future issues. Thanks for communicating with us when you see something wrong and always feel free to write to the board and let them know. Remember, we serve you.

This summer Carolyn Earle Billingsley reluctantly resigned from her place on the AGS board to pursue her Ph.D. inhistory at Rice University in Houston. Her replacement is Ms. Rhonda Norris of Russellville, Arkansas. You can read more about Rhonda elsewhere in the AFR.

Again, thanks to all of you who hav,e made these last years a real pleasure. I hope you continue to find your ancestors, and I wish you continued success in your research efforts.

Joe R. Goss President

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________ Meet Your New AGS Board Member

Rhonda S Norris has been involved in genealogy for the past 18 years. During that time she has completed several courses in genealogy: "American Genealogy" by the National Genealogical Society; "Introduction to Genealogy" from Brigham Young University; graduate of "Advance Methodology," "Genealogy As A Profession." and "Writing and Publishing for Genealogy" from SamfOrd University; and is a graduate of the "National Institute on Genealogical Research" in which she received the Richard S, Lackey Memorial Scholarship for 1993. Other scholarships include: 1995 Internship to Samford University and 1996 Dormitory Scholarship to Samford University.

In 1995, she became a "Certified Genealogical Record Specialist," certified by the Board of Certification, in which she holds the only current certification in the State of Arkansas,

Rhonda is a genealogy instructor and lecturer, owns and operates Arkansas Genealogical Research, in which she does professional clientele research and she also owns and operates The Genealogy Connection, a small book store.

She is author and publisher of two books, one of which is a family history and the other" A Genealogist's Guide to Arkansas Research. "

Memberships include: Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogical Society, National Institute on Genealogical Research Alumni Association Professional Genealogist of Arkansas, Po~ County Historical Society, Arkansas Genealogical Society, and is serving as Vice-president of Ancestors Unknown,

Rhonda sponsors large workshops and seminars and enjoys speaking to others on genealogy,

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Box 908 --------------------------------------Publications

How to Find People With Information From Public Records is an expanded version of the original booklets issued by the Government some years ago. It is available for $19.95 from Consumer Center, 1980 Springfield Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040, and was compiled by Robert L. Berko, Director of the non­profit Consumer Education Research Center, and published in 1996. It contains where to write for information, and fee schedules as of publication date, has 192 pages and is soft bound. There is also a listing of county mailing addresses for each state, as well as a listing of Family History Centers with addresses.

Howard Historian, Inc., 2904 SE 351h

Ave., Portland, OR 97202-1802, began in 1986, and continues to publish several times a year. Their goal is to collect and pass on all Howard information and become the definitive source on this surname. Barbara Howard serves as Editor, and Kent Haldorson is the publisher. Contact them for SUbscription infonnation.

Lonoke County Cemetery Listings The England Democrat on July 31, 1996, published an article stating that historical researcher Tom C. Martinet has recently completed an inventory of all county cemeteries and has offered them to the public in the form of a bound book.

The entire volume of books listing all cemeteries or individual volumes with

particular cemeteries are available for purchase. Me. Martinet can be reached at 82 Hummingbird Lane, Cabot, AR 72023.

Two different folks have found tombstones in their yards and have asked Me. Martinet's help in locating the families or cemeteries they belong in. If you have any information please pass it along to him.

A. L. Thayer, wife ofM. A. Thayer, born Feb. 16, 1872 and died Oct. 28, 1906. (this is a small stone).

S. F. Robinson, wife ofM. C. Robinson and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walls, born Sept. 30, 1879 and died Sept. 30, 1914 (large stone).

Mr. Martinet would like to remind all readers that it is against the law to remove a tombstone from any cemetery or to otherwise desecrate any grave.

Desmond Walls Allen joins other nationally known genealogists in a ten-part Family History Series, scheduled for January, 1997. KBYU-TV in Provo, Utah, announced the series will be hosted by Tim and Jerry Willard. It is designed to give viewers the first steps they need to know to begin searching for their ancestors. Desmond appears in the first session, scheduled in January 1997. Be sure to check PBS for the schedule.

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_______ ---.,;Arkansas Ancestry Certificate Report

Arkansas Genealogical Society offers ertificates of Arkansas Ancestry in three categories to those people who had ancestors living in Arkansas.

Territorial - a resident of Arkansas before 14 June 1836

Ante-bellum - a resident of Arkansas before 6 May 1861

Nineteenth Century - a resident of Arkansas before 31 December 1900.

If you had an ancestor meeting any of these criteria and wish to receive an Arkansas Ancestry Certificate application, please send a long (# I 0), self-addressed envelope with $0,55 postage to AGS, PO Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908

Territorial

Irene Cook RR2Box209N Longview, TX 75605 Ancestor: Abraham Stuart Hempstead County, 1836

Hartzell Oscar Stephens Clark County, 1850

Nineteenth Century

Monette Lee Cortez 4624 W. Dover Place Las Vegas, NY 89107-4258 Ancestor: William Lee Cupit Columbia County, 1900

3318 Rosewood Drive Temple, TX 76502-1531 Ancestor: Branch Jones St. Francis County, 1832

Ante-bellum

Carl L. Eberhardt 814 Frandsen Rd. Independence, MO 64050 Ancestor: Robert Batte Davis Mississippi County, 1861

Betty Littlejohn Harp 3815 Idlewild Ave. North Little Rock, AR 72116 Ancestor: Thomas Walker Pound Yell County, 1843

Charles Kenneth Robinson 5472 Timmons Avenue Memphis TN 38119 Ancestor: Mary Elizabeth Lee Prairie County, 1851

Sue Mercer Thompson 118 Springwood E. O. Maybank, TX 75147 Ancestor: Ruben Franklin Ewing

Homer Glenn Shockley 5212 Savannah Dive Banning CA 92220 Ancestor: John Lincoln Shockley Hot Spring County, 1890

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New Tools for Old Tasks ----------------------------~

By Betty Littlejohn Harp, 3815 Idlewild Ave., North Little Rock, AR 721216: E­mail Bharp@alumni.uark.edu

Cemeteries, court houses, libraries and archives will be necessary for the fumily history researcher, but some new tools can now be used that make searching from home possible. Although there is a cost involved, this should be compared with the travel, parking, dust, heat and inconvenience of personal site visits.

When personal computers became generally available for individual purchase, there were two basic uses for the genealogist. First, form letters of inquiry to others could be individualized and printed, rather than filling in the blanks on a form made on a copy machine. Second, a database could be set up to accept and store family information. This was a great step forward. Once information was entered in the computer and corrected, it would remain correct, new information could be added in the proper place, and up­to-date copies could be made at any time.

Family history programs began to be developed, but as late as 1984 people interested in such use of computers were to find a program they liked, then purchase the computer it would run on. Today there are literally hundreds of such family history programs available that will run on almost any type of computer. Information can be

customized, indexed, and printed in a variety of styles. Most of these programs provide "menus": where selections are made for each task to be performed. This provides ease of operation for those just learning to use computers.

The development of the Genealogical Data Communications (GEDCOM) program has been another big step. This is a standard line format for exchanging information between genealogy programs. This means that persons intersected in the same lines can share computer disks with the information already entered, and not have to enter it again. Also, ifinformation has been entered in one program and the researcher decided another program would be more suitable, the transfer can be easily made.

Now, even research can be done at home through the personal computer by adding a modem to the computer, connecting to a telephone line and using bulletin boards, on-line services, or the Internet. There is a charge for these services, but it is nominal when you compare the expense of travel and the convenience of searching at home and at odd hours.

Many localities have bulletin boards and although they may not be devoted entirely to genealogy, many will have a section devoted to the subject. There are many bulletin boards totally devoted to

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genealogy, but long distance charges apply ifthey are not in your area.

The on-line services such as America On­Line, Prodigy, Genie, Compuserve, etc., provide genealogy bulletin boards where queries are posted based on surnarnes, places, times, etc. Often a user will be able to share and receive information long sought! It is quite possible that a connection could be made with an individual willing to help who lives in the area where the researcher needs work done.

Correspondence with other people on practically any of the on-line services is now possible through E-mail and the Internet, although if several pages are to be exchanged, other means are better. GEDCOM files, mentioned earlier, can be transferred on-line.

Today most ofthe on-line services provide a gateway to the Internet. Although it is possible to directly access the Internet with the proper program or a local Internet access provider. New material is being made available on the Internet every day. Listed below are some of the ways genealogical information can be found on the Internet.

MAILING LISTS These contain queries, answers and general genealogical information much like bulletin boards, but users must enter a subscription (usually without charge). A group of these is then E-mailed to the individual and can be transferred off-line to be read at the user's leisure. Today there are Mailing Lists for many areas, including counties overseas, and also for many different surnames.

NEWSGROUPS These provide the same type information as Mailing Lists, but must be accessed by the user. In a newsgroup, queries are listed by topic, and only those of interest to the individual need to be read. Some of the services have provisions for these to be read off-line, which, of course, means a savings of those precious on-line minutes.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) SITES Some files are too large to receive by other means, but can be downloaded (transferred to your computer). Archived files can also be available in this way.

GOPHER This highly advanced information retrieval system was created by the University of Minnesota (where the mascot is the gopher) and can be used to tell you what is on another computer. It searches for titles of files that have to do with the subject of your choice, and takes you to the computer containing these files.

WORLD WIDE WEB This is the newest development on the Internet and is an attempt to link information allover the world. "Homepages" are set up by organizations or individuals containing information about themselves, but also containing "pointers" to other sites with related information can be accessed directly by clicking on the phrase or word. New genealogy homepages are being developed rapidly.

Many libraries are now listing their collections, so that you can check from home to see if they have a certain book. The National Genealogical Society. Evertons, and the Library of Congress all can be contacted on-line.

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Genealogy researchers are very generous in sharing sites that are available on the Internet. Chris Guant and John Fuller have compiled "Genealogy Resources on the Internet" and have made it available for downloading at several sites. They keep it updated approximately quarterly, so each compilation is larger than the last. The October, 1995, listing was 112 pages. One book that can be very helpful is "Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots" by Elizabeth Powell Crowe, c 1995, published by WindcrestlMcGraw-Hili.

By adding still another bit of hardware - a CD drive - to the computer, more records become available to be used for research at home. Several companies are transferring census records, marriage, birth and death records, pedigrees, wills and land records to this medium. Although the cost for a number of Compact Disks might be prohibitive for an individual, friends often choose and invest together. Local genealogical societies and libraries are also making them available as they can. Many people on the newsgroups and mailing lists offer to look up information on the CDs they own.

Genealogy is the second most popular hobby, but when the information from local libraries and other repositories has been researched, additional research becomes both expensive and time consuming. This new tool, that can be used perhaps just a few minutes at a time, provides another avenue for research. It also provides excitement when you find the person with whom you have just exchanged E-mails lives in the area your family originally settled, or that you are in contact with someone in another country whose interests are similar to yours.

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Civil War Diary Notes of Evan Atwood ______ _

Confederate Soldier, 1861·1865

These autographs were probably obtained from Evan from his fellow prisoners of war, but unfortunately the prison in which they were confined is not given.

B. D. Moody, 1st Lieutenant Company "B". N. W. 15th Arkansas. Captured at Black River, Miss. May 17th, 1863. Address Ozark, Arkansas.

A. J. Rarnsom, Captain, Company "I", N. W. 15th Arkansas Regiment. Captured near Port Gibson, Miss., May the 7th 1853. Address Ozark, Arkansas.

G. M. O. Davis, 1st. Lieutenant, Company "E", N. W. 15th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry. Captured at the battle of Black River, Miss. May 17th, 1863. Address, Dover Pope County, Arkansas.

Wm. M. Holcombe, Captain Company"G" N. W. 15th Arkansas Infantry Volunteers. Captured at Big Black Bridge, Miss., May the 17th 1863. Address Fayetteville, Arkansas.

John A. Hickmon, 1st Lt., Co. "B"" 1st Battalion, Ark., Cav. Captured at Big Black Ridge, Mississippi, May 17th, 1863. Address Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Alfred Mitchell, 1st Lieut., N. W. 15th Ark. Inf Captured 17th May 1863 at Big Black Ridge, Miss. Address, Boonesboro, Wash. Co., Arkansas.

T. F. Gibson, 2nd. Lt. Company "F", NW. 15th Arkansas Infantry. Captured near Port Gibson,

Miss. I st May 1863. Address, Stevenson, Jackson County, Arkansas.

1. C. Lee, 2nd. Lieut. Company uF', N. W. 15th Arkansas Infantry. Captured May 17th, 1863, Miss. Address, Bentonville, Benton County, Ark.

G. W. Paul, I st. Lieu!. of Company "A", N. W. 15th Arkansas Infantry. Captured at Port Gibson, Miss. May the I st, 1863. Address, Greenfield, Dade County, Mo.

Lewis Maris, 2nd Lieu!. Co. uD", 3rd Mo. Cav. Captured at Big Black Bridge, Miss., May 17th, 1863. Address, Anderson Co., Mo.

John McCurley (or McCurdy), Lt. Co. "G", 2nd Miss. VoL, Davis Brigade. Captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 6th 1863. Address Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co., Miss.

James R. Cottingham, Lt Co. "I", 3rd La., Captured at Rigins Bluff, Miss., April the 30th 1863: Address, Columbia, La. Caldwell, Pa,

Joseph Pelby, Lieu!. Company "A", 1st Bat. Ark. Cav. Captured Big Black [Bridge], Miss, May 17th 1863, Address, Dover, Ark.

T. B. Brantly, Captain of Company "C", lst Battalion of Arkansas Cavalry, Captured Big Black River May 17th, 1863. Address, Sonora, Mexico.

D. A. Stuart, Major, 15th Reg. NW. Arkansas Vol. Inft. Captured at Big Black River Bridge, Miss. May 17th. Place of residence, Ozark, Franklin Co., Ark.

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Thos. T. Bouldin, I st Lieutenant 60th Tennessee Infantry. Captured Big Black Bridge, May 17th 1863. Residence, Newport, Tenn.

C. Hardy Patton, Lieut. Co. "E", 17th Miss. Regt. Parksdale Brigade, McLaws Division. Captured Gettysburg, Pa., July 6th 1863. Residence Rienzi, Miss.

O. Clark, 1st Lieut. and A A L G. Brigadier-General Frazier's Staff Captured at Cumberland Gap, September 9th, 1863. Address, Gainesville, Georgia.

Isham T. Andews, 1 st Lt. Company "En, 23rd Arkansas Regt. Captured Port Hudson, July 9th, 1863. Address, Harrisburg, Ark.

H Moore, Major, 21 st Ark. Inft. Regt. Captured at Big Black Bridge, Miss., May 17th, 1863. Address, Du Valls Bluff, Arkansas

John Parker, Capt. Co. "C", the 20th Ark. Inft. Captured Black River, Miss., May 175h, 1863. Address, Albany Ark.

S. H. Tobey, 1st Lieut, Co. "F", 1st Battalion, Ark. Cav. Captured at Champion Hill, Miss., 16th May, 1863. Address, Norristown,Pope Co., Ark.

Geo. C. Brand, Cadet RAC.S. Captured Holly Springs, Miss. Address, Booneville, Mo.

David A Arbuckle, Capt. 17th. Arkansas Regt. Captured Port Hudson, La. Address, Charleston, Franklin Co, Ark.

W. H. Glenn, Capt. Co. "F", 3rd Mo., Cav. Captured Big Black ridge, Miss., May

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17th, 1863. Address, Harrisonville, Cass Co., Missouri

W. A Wash, Capt. Co. "S", 60th Tennessee. Captured at Big Black, Miss., May 17th, 1863. This Johnson Island, Jan. 30th, 1864. Residence, Lawrenceburg, Ky.

W. H. Allison, Capt. First Missouri Cavalry. Address, Arrow Rock, Mo.

w. C. Lotspeich, Lieu!. Co. "I", 60th Tenn. Captured at Big Black River, Miss., May 17th, 1863. Address, Newport, Tennessee.

F. M. Hare, Capt. 5th Ark. Regt. Captured July 19th in Meigs County, Ohio. Address, Wittsburg, Cross Co., Ark. Lake Erie, Feb. 6th, 1864.

1. S. Carter, 2nd. Lieut. Co. "E", N. W. 15th Reg. Ark. Vol. Captured at Big Black, Miss. May 17th, 1863. Address, Dover, Ark.

1. P Carnahan, Cap. 16th Ark. Infty. Captured at Port Hudson July 9th, 1863. Address, Cane Hill, Washington Co., Ark.

J. V. Lee, 1st Lieu!. Ark. Cav. Cabel's Brigade, Maj. Gen. Brice's Corps., Trans­Miss. Depart. Captured 22 May 1863. Address, Bentonville, Ark. Johnson Island, Feb. 2nd. 864.

P. H. Benson, 1st. Lieut. Co. "1'''', 23rd Reg. Ark. Vol. Captured at Port Hudson, July 8th, 1863. Address, Johnesboro(Jonesboro?), Ark.

Your friend Wm. F. McMurray, Lieut. Co.""K", 46th Ala. Regt. Captured at Champion Hill, Miss., May 16th 1863. Address, Louina, Ala.

B. T. Moore, 2nd Lieut. Co. "F"", King's Regt. Ark. Vol. Inft. Captured Helena, Ark., July 4th, 1863. Address, Pearidge, Benton County, Ark.

James F.Stout, Capt. Co. "G", 1st.· Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, Captured in the Battle at Big Black Bridge, S. RR, Miss" May 17th, 1863. Address, Hebron, Pope Co., Ark.

L. Adams, Col. 23rd Tennessee, Captured June 26th, 1863, on Tenn.? River. Address, Troy, Tenn.

1. B. Dobson, Capt. Co. "A", 234d Ark. V. I., Captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9th, 1863, Address, Wittsburg, Ark.

1. W Stout, 1st Lieu!. Co. "G", 1st Batt. Ark.Cav. Captured near Vicksburg, Miss. May 25th, 1863. Address, Hebron, Pope Co., Ark.

L. M Lewis, Col. 7th Mo. Vol. Inft. P. AC.B. Captured at Helena, Ark., July 4th, 1853. Address, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri.

E. H. Messick, Major, 14th Ark. Regt. Captured at Port Hudson, La., July 9th, 1863. Address, Yellville, Ark.

T. 1. CamorontCameron, Lt. Col. 6th Ark. Regt. Inf Address, Princeton, Yell Co., Arkansas. Point Lookout, Md., Nov. 1st, 1864.

1. R Breare, Lt. 15th Ala. Reg. Captured at Gettysburg, July 2nd, 1863. Residence, Newton, Dade County, Alabama,

1. M. Bohart, Lieu!. I st Missouri Cavalry. Savannah, Missouri. Captured at Big Black, E.R Bridge, May 17th, 1863.

W. W Burton, I st Lieu!., 10th Mo.Inf. C.SA, Captured Helena, Ark., July 4th, 1863. Address, Huntsville, Mo.

A M Bedford, 1st Lieut., Co. "D", 3rd Mo. Cav. Captured at Big Black Bridge, Miss., May 17th, 1863. Address, Savannah, Mo,

M P. Asmussen? Lieut, Co. "A", 17th Ark. Regt. Logan's Cavalry. Surrendered at Port Hudson, La., July 9th, 863. From Flensburg, Denmark, Europe. Address, Fort Smith, Ark.

David T. Barnes, 1 st Lieut, 42nd Tenn. Vol. Captured in West Tenn, April 18th, 1863. Address, Morning Sun, Tenn.

March 24th, 1864, Point Lookout, Md. Your friend, A 1. Armstrong, 1st Lt. of Company "I", 46th Regt. Alabama Vol. Inft, Captured at Champion Hill, Mississippi, May the 16th, 1863. Address, Columbia, Ala.

P. G. Benton, Lieutenant, Co. "E", 8th Mo. Vol. Inft. Captured at Helena, Ark. July 4th, 1863. Address, Cassville, Barry County, Mo.

W. L. Brandon, Lt. Co. "K", 10th Mo. Inf. Captured at Helena, July 4th, 1863. Address, Vienna, Mo.

B. MCooke, Capt. Co. "B", 7th Mo. Inft. Regt. Bason Springs, Grayson County, Texas. "O.H.P."

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c. P. H. Caldwell, Lt. Co. "K", 19th Ark. Infl:. Regt. Address, Magnolia, Ark.

1. orl. B. Austin, Capt. Co. "I", 2th.? Ky. Cav. Captured October 27th, 1863, Dickson Co., Tenn. Address, Charlotte, Tenn.

M. 1. Bradford, Capt. Co. "G", 10th Mo. Infl:. Captured at Helena, Ark. Address, Rolla, Missouri.

W. A. Collier, Lt. Co. "K", 7th Texas Regt. Captured at Raymond, Miss" May the 12th, 1863. Address, Coffeeville, Texas.

John p, Allen, Capt. Co. "H", 55th Gor. (Ga,?) Inft, Regt, Address, Dawson, Georgia.

W. M. Casey, Lt. Co. "B", 9th Tenn. Cav. Captured May 28th, 1863. Address, Florence, Ala.

Henderson Collum, Lt. Co. "H", 1st Miss. Cav. Captured at Hernando, Miss. April 18th, 1863. Addresss, Sarepta, Calhoun Co., Miss.

C. D. Condon, Lt. 46th Regt. Ala, Vol. Captured Champion Hills Miss" May 16th, 1863, Address, Dadeville, Ala.

T. 1. Carr, 1st Lt. Co. "C", 43rd Regt. Gor.(Ga.?) Vol. Captured Champion Hill, Miss., May 16th, 1864, Address, Jefferson, Ga.

R. H. Adair, Lt.Co. "A", 40th Ga. Regt. Captured Champion Hill, Miss., 16th May 1863. Address, Jefferson, Ga.

G, M. Bowles., Lt. 10th Mo. Infl:. Captured at Helena, Ark., July 4th, 1863. Address, Fenton, Mo.

James V.Baker, Lt. Co. "A", 10th Mo. Infl:. Captured at Helena, Ark. Address, Huntsville, Mo,

John G. Angell, Capt. CO."A", 5th La. VoL, 1st La. Brigade,Early's Division, Ewell's Corps., A.N. Va. Captured at Rappahannack Station, Va. Address, New Orleans, La.

Wm. M. Atwood, 2nd Sargt., Co. "D", Hunter's Regt., Shelby's Division Vol. Cav, Address, Fayetteville, Washington Co, Ark.

Lieut Evans Atwood's Book.

Bought of 1. K. Reynolds, Sutler· of Military Prison, Johnson Island, near Sandusky City, Ohio. Tuesday, May 7th 1863. Price $\.00.

These pages of unsullied white Reminds me of my early life

Ere I began my journey through Its toils, cares,its woes and strife,

My life was then a spotless page Its lessons yet, were all unlearned I now have grown to riper years And many pages I have turned,

E.A.

The War Records at Washington, DC, show that Francis M. Featherston was 2nd Lieutenant inCompany "H", 19th (Dawson's) Regiment, Arkansas Infantry C.S.A., enlisted February 22nd, 1862, at

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Waldron, Arkansas, for one year. Age 23 years. When the regiment was organized August 13th, 182, he was succeeded by D. E. Crowley. G. W. Featherston was Captain of the Company and was succeeded by G. A Torbott.

There is on file a voucher dated Van Buren,Arkansas, November 23rd, 1861, showing payment to F. M. Featherston "for extra duty as Hospital Steward ... I st Division AA"

No record of appointment as Surgeon C.SA has been found, but there are on file vouchers showing payment as Surgeon F. M. Featherston for services as medical examiners of conscripts from February 27th to August 31 st, 1863, Division #2, District of Arkansas.

Payment made at Dardanelle July 30th, and Washington, Arkansas September 26th, 1863.

Not found as of Rector's Regiment

Signed Lutz Wahl, Brigadier General Acting The Acting Adjutant General.

H M. Graves writing says "it has been a long time since I enlisted and went out from Waldron in said company (George Featherston's) and I don't know of anyone living who was in the company. I remember that Miss Phoebe Featherston presented our flag and told us to go and never let it trail in the dust She stood on the platform of the Court House steps and delivered the flag with a nice appropriate address. I was just a boy of 18 years old then but God in his goodness has extended my life until next 27th of February I will be 82 years old.

[*Sutler: "a merchant who followed or camped near a body of troops, or outside a military post, and sold tobacco, liquor, etc. on his own account to those who wished to buy." World Book Encyclopedia Dictionary.]

Source: Files at the Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock, AR

Some Early Officials of AR

Madison County: John Bowen, Judge, 1836-1838; H B. Brown, Clerk, 1836-1848; P. M. Johnson, Sheriff, 1836-1846; H. C. Daugherty, Treasurer, 1836-1842; M. Perryman, Coroner, 1836-1838; T. McCuiston, Surveyor, 1836-1848.

Newton County: Samuel Bristow, Judge, 1842-1844; 1. M. Ross, Clerk, 1842-1844; Allen Bellah, Sheriff, 1842-1846; William Ramsey, Treasurer, 1842-1846; 1. G. Blackard, Coroner, 1842-1844.

Mississippi County: Edwin Jones, Judge, 183-1835; 1. W. Whitworth, Clerk, 1833-1836; E. F. Loyd, Sheriff, 1833-1836; S. McClung, Coroner, 1833-1836; G. C. Barfield, Surveyor, 1833-1836.

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____ Manning Cemetery Lawrence County, Arkansas

Submitted by Vickie Manning Carmichael, PO Box 834, Kodiak, AK 99614·8344

The following is an inventory of the Manning Cemetery located in Lawrence County, Arkansas, between Hoxie and Sedgewick, The inventory was taken on 4 March 1994, I compared my work to the 1968 Extension Homemakers Club version to clarifY information that was difficult to read in 1994. I have listed only names and dates on this document, but would be willing to share more information, such as headstone inscriptions, marriage information, etc., with other members who may be interested. Items in parenthesis are my notes • such as maiden names.

Doyle, Leota 5 Oct 1948 5 Oct 1948

Doyle, Marie 12 Mar 1919 2 Nov 1990 Doyle, Wash 6Jul1916 7 Feb 1987 Deen, Zack 7 Feb 1896 2Ju11964 Deen, Notie Parker' 31 Mar 1893 17 May 1962 Deen, Troy 17 Jan 1928 25 Jan 1928 Deen, J. C. 1 Jan 1926 2 Jan 1928 Deen, Gladys 26 Sep 1920 _Aug 1921

Trotter, Rev. Darrell Glenn 15 Sep 1946 23 Dec 1964 Trotter, Pearl Lee 11 Jan 1920 18 Nov 1932 Trotter, Bernice II Jun 1932 1 Aug 1932 Trotter, Barney Lee 1890 1965 Trotter, Laura Liza 1893 1963 Trotter, Herman W. 6 Jun 1913 24 Jan 1982 Trotter, Mattie M. 4 Sep 1917 24 Ju11977 White, Rosilee 31 Dec 1927 2 Feb 1992

Cochran, Alma Ella 8 Jan 1903 6 Jun 1981 Cochran, Frank 1896 1963 Cochran, Eliza B. 20 Aug 1891 2 Feb 1961 Cochran, Henry C. 3 Jun 1890 21 Aug 1972 Couldn't read Couldn't read Manning, Mary Mariah 1874 1914 Cook, Deller F. 14 Feb 1886 2 Apr 1913 Sander, Fannie 23 Sep 1886 10 ]uJ1909

Wynn, Trammel C. 1906 1952 Wynn, Thompson 1862 1924 Wynn, Emma L. (Fry) 1878 1957

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Couldn't read Stark, William F. 9 Feb 1919 31 Jul1986 O'Conner, Rebecca M. 25 May 1965 26 May 1965 Wynn, William Homer 9 Mar 1898 23 Dec 1989 Wynn, Marie V. 20 Nov 1913 Wynn, Linda May Jan 1935 12 Sep 1935 Wynn, Myrtle 28 Dec 1899 11 Mar 1928 Lamb, S. 1. 4 Feb 1883 11 Mar 1928 Lamb, Lillie IS Feb 1886 2 Feb 1961 Fry, Ben 22 Apr 1885 12 Nov 1911 Fry, Martha Fry, Wilva McClatchey Bradford, Opal 1926 1926 Bradford, Clarence 1928 1929 Manning, Mary S. 4 Oct 1926 25 Feb 1990 Manning, Virgil 2 Feb 1919 Manning, Brenda Alice Lanell 25 Apr 1973 29 Apr 1973 Manning, William Stanley 1949 1981 Manning, Kathleen May 1928 1993 Manning, Carroll R. 4 Jan 1920 15 May 1960 Baby Myatt II Nov 1935 II Nov 1935 Manning, Little Rosie Manning, Mary Ella 9 Feb 1881 22 Nov 1924 Manning, Mary May 10 May 1886 22 May 1939 Manning, C. R 8 Nov 1874 31 Oct 1964 Manning, Clifford W. 1 Oct 1894 Manning, Nellie R 9 Dec 1897 2 Iun 1983 Manning, IeffH. 18Aug 1906 16 Oct 1984 Manning, Cordial L. 25 Oct 1910 18 Dec 1983 Tate, Kevin Joseph 16 Feb 1970 30 Dec 1992

Fry, Shelby Theo Carl 1935 1994 Fry, Lawrence C. 16 Jul1949 17 Dec 1992 Fry, Gladys L. 20 Sep 1907 17 Apr 1985 Couldn't read Luster, Jay Leen M. 19 May 1963 6 Jun 1968 Fry, Lavida lOOct 1927 24 Jul1928 Manning, Crroll R. 4 Jan 1920 15 May 1960 Manning, Harvey B. (27 Jan) 1910 (6 Oct) 1973 Manning, Jimmie 1. 13 Jan 1866 6 Mar 1944 Manning, Sarah (Whittaker) 8 Nov 1867 17 Oct 1918 Manning, Couldn't read Manning, Tom 10 Nov 1896 25 Oct 1918

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Manning, Essie Worlow 21 Oct 1897 6 Nov 1977 Shackelford, B. Frank 23 Aug 1900 20 Sep 1976 Todd, Mary M. (Manning) 25 Sep 1922 (Living) Hun, Memith Todd 2 Oct 1946 (Living) Hun, Raymond, Sr. 21 Mar 1945 Manning, Raymond 1913 1973 Manning, Mildred (Warner) 1921 (Living) Manning, Danny 1943 1981 Manning, Barbara Arnold 1943 Stokes, Elsie (Manning) 21 Dec 1914 (1995) Stokes, Durward 20 Dec 1914 12 Jan 1968 Kuech, Evelyn Stokes 21 Feb 1945 (Living) Manning, Andrew Jackson 5 Jul 1892 4 Dec 1970 Manning, Rose (Truxler) 20 Jul1893 25 JuJ1967 Scoggins, Barbara Jean Manning 1935 1959 Manning, son of Andrew & Rose 1924 1924 Manning, dau.of Andrew & Rose Aug 1932 Aug 1932 Manning, son of Andrew & Rose 1 Apr 1935 I Apr 1935 (twin) Manning. Emily E. (Kitchens) 18 Jan 1818 28 Mar 1913 Manning, F. M. (Francis) 18 May 1817 11 Apr 1891 Manning, Bell (Rye) 10 Feb 1865 12 Nov 1930 Manning,Zack 6 Jun 1867 15 Aug 1951 Manning. Virgil Tell 25 Nov 1892 10 Mar 1989 Manning, Esther Frances 19 May 1895 10 Feb 1978 Couldn't read

Davis, Ruth Williams 21 Mar 1927 2 Aug 1981 Davis, John R. 17 Nov 1926 William, Rev. J. M. 7 Mar 1898 20 Apr 1974 William, Bertha 1 Apr 1901 8 Oct 197 Williams, MIlburn J. 1922 1922 Trotter, Isaac 16 Jun 1872 21 Dec 1946

Maurizzi, Erruly M. 27 Jun 1935 3 Oct 1978 Manning,Artie Bell 9 Jan 1908 2 Nov 1983 Manning, David W. 7 Mar 1898 2 Feb 1979 Lamb, Sethley F. 1918 1974 Lawson, JeffC. 7 Mar 1891 22 Mar 1984 Lawson, Maye E. 2 Oct 1899 8 Sep 1973 Prince (?), James W. -Pastor 18 Jan 1893 22 Feb 1973 Prince(?}, Dellia 12 Apr 1901 5 Jul1970 Webb, James H. 2 Feb 1921 15 Oct 1986 Webb, Stella 30 Aug 1924 Lamb, T.H. 1876 1941

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Statue - no name Marker - wrought iron Hair, William E. 5 Jun 1897 5 Aug 1971 Hair, Ethel Rock 15 Nov 1896 12 Nov 974 Rock, William T. 1 Jul1891 4 Apr 1937 Marker - lucite or glass Rock, Beulah Mae 8 Feb 923 27 Jul 1928 Rock, Chistelena 30 May 1925 27 Jul1929 Rock, Baby boy - infimt 18Jul1924 18 Jul 1924 Rock, Eulah Lee 8 Feb 1923 12 Aug 1923

Moody, Betty Ann 10 Jan 1940 16 Feb 1993 Moody, Nora (Manning) 2 Mar 1903 14 Jan 1992 Moody, Lin C. 4 Aug 1903 26 Dec 1971 Moody, Junior 20 Sep 1925 5 Oct 1931 Dine, Anna G. (Smith) 1881 1942 Cline, Lee A. 1875 1941 Johnson, Gladys 29 Dec 1920 Johnson, Ezra B. 2 May 1914 . 12 May 1987 Cline, Gracie G. 23 Oct 1902 4 Jul1l937 Cline, Henry G. 15 Nov 1898 3 May 1962 Cline, Mark Allen 6 Oct 1933 6 Oct 1933 Cline, Effie Evlyn 13 Sep 1930 15 Sep 1930

Lamb, Mrs. Patricia Ann 1954 1988 Webb, Woodrow Wilson 5 May 1918 4 Aug 1982 Atkinson, Bobby D. 5 Jun 1933 8 Feb Atkinson, Iva 1. 1939 Lamb, Charlie - infant 28 Dec 1936 Lamb, 1. Leonard 21 Feb 1894 9 Dec 1973 Lamb, Matie E. 20 Jan 1901 28 Jun 1991 Lamb, Samuel 1. "Jack" 25 Mar 1944 5 Mar 1988 Jones, Robert Leroy 1934 1945 Jones, Wesley, Jr. 1932 1936 Jones, Beddie V. 1916 1922 Jones, Harold Lloyd 25 Aug 1937 21 Mar 1973

Lamb, J. Cledith 30 Nov 1920 3 May 1990 Marker - no name Manney, Violet 1901 1941 Marker Marker Manning, William Earl 6 Nov 1943 6 Nov 1943 Manning, Izeal Oweeda 1923 1993

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Lamb, IdaLavem 19 May 1923 Lamb, Thedford I 27 Oct 1914 A second marker for Thedford - same information Ames, Finnie 26 Jan 1889 Ames, Robert 8 May 1879

Manning, Melvin A. 19 Apr 1911 Manning, lova (Hathcoat) lOet 1917 Manning, John 1. 28 Mare 1925 Manning, Lola J. (Hutton) 21 Jan 1931 Manning, Carl R. 14 Oct 1928 Manning, Bea M. 22 Oct 1936 Several broken monuments against a tree -- couldn't read

26 Aug 1964

18 lui 1939 3 Dec 1948

13 lui 1991 2 Ian 1991 (Living) (Living) (Living) (Living)

The Extension Homemakers Club listed the following names on their inventory in 1968 which I did not find:

Brewington, Shan. Derk. Brown, Mrs. Jess O'Conner, Baby girl Schales, Edna

Sources used for research:

13 Ju11964

26 May 1925.

1850 Census for Lawrence Co., AR - FHL film 803045 1870 Census for Lawrence Co., AR - FHL film 029537 1880 Census for Lawrence Co., AR - FHL film 1254049 1900 Census for Lawrence Co., AR - FHL film 1240064 1910 Census for Lawrence Co., AR - FHL film 1374068

29 Jan 1966 195(7) 26 May 1925

Census of Lawrence County, Arkansas 1870, by Susan Hilburn and Catherine Stewart Richey Census of Lawrence County, Arkansas 1880, by Susan Hilburn and Catherine Stewart Richey Lawrence Co., AR Vital Records - Marriages 1888-1872,1892-1895- FHL film 1290706/7 Lawrence Co., AR Vital Records - Marriages 1821-1861 - FHL film 1290702 Lawrence Co., AR Vital Records - Marriages 1861-1878 - FHL film 1290703 Marriages: Lawrence County Arkansas, Vol. I, 1821-1883, by Cathrine Stewart Richey and Susan Hilburn Marriages: Lawrence County Arkansas, Vol. II 1883-1902 by Catherine Stewart Richey and Susan Hilburn Arkansas - Lawrence County Cemeteries - FHL film 1293987.8, compiled by the Homemakers Extension Club in 1968 Funeral records from funeral homes Arkansas Death Certificates (when available) Personal interviews with and personal knowledge offamily members

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___ Richard Nathaniel Wright's Arkansas Connection

Submitted by Izola Preston, 947 Oak Manor Dr., Fayetteville, AR 72703

Richard Wright was born on a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi on September 4, 1908, to Nathan and Ella Wright. Ella Wright taught school in a one-room schoolhouse at Cranfield, MS, before Richard was born. Nathan was part Indian and could not read or write. Nathan Wright, Richard's grandfather, was born a slave in Northwest Adams County. He was given freedom, and a plot of land near Natchez, MS, after the Civil War. Richard's father left home at a very early age and began work as a sharecropper and day laborer. This was before his marriage to Richard's mother.

At a very young age, Richard moved with his parents to Memphis, TN, where his father deserted them. His mother took sick and Richard and his brother were put into an orphanage supported by the Colored Methodist Church.

Richard and his family came to Elaine, AR, and lived with Fred and Maggie Hoskins, Ella's sister. Elaine, AR, is located in Phillips County along the Mississippi River with the land devoted to the raising of cotton, lumbering and sawmills. Fred and Maggie Hoskins, uncle and aunt of Richard, had a saloon that catered to the sawmill and plantation black people. In this area the trees grew large and tall. Cypress, oak and hickory logs were cut and put on wagons pulled by teams of four to eight mules. A spur railroad was opened for the logging business by 1907.

Mr. Fred Hoskins' saloon was doing well and turning a profit. Many of the business people wanted to cut in on this business and asked him to sell below the value ofthe business. He refused (I). These business men threatened to kill Hoskins. (2) The black popUlation of the area was twenty­three percent illiterate in comparison to 1.5 percent for whites.

One morning Mr. Hoskins didn't come home. His wife Maggie was afraid to go to see what had happened to him. Later that evening a boy told Mrs. Hoskins that her husband had been shot by a white man and they should get out of town. They moved that night to Helena, AR, about twenty-five miles from Elaine. No one knows what happened to Mr. Hoskins' body. There was no funeral. (3)

Richard had heard of people being. killed in their churches, streets and cotton fields in Elaine. (4) It was also during this time that the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America was established in Phillips County. The purpose of the Union was to secure economic justice through social and religious action. However, the tenant farmers and laborers asked for changes. The plantation owners thought the Union organizers were the cause of the peoples asking for a change.

Between September 30 and October 4 in 1919, a group of people met at a church in a wooded area called Hoop Spur near Elaine, AR. The people were making plans to secure a fair settlement from their landlords. However, the meeting ended with the deputy sheriff and several other

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people being killed. (5) This was called the Elaine Race Riot of 1919,

Meanwhile, Ella and Maggie were so afraid that they stayed in the house in Helena with windows closed. Maggie made a few trips at night to Elaine. The women took jobs in private homes to make ends meet. Richard and his brother were left alone and free to explore the neighborhood,

Soon Maggie met another man named Matthew who had been seeing a white woman. He wanted to break off the relationship, but she said he raped her, (6) Matthews knocked her unconscious, stole some money and set the house on fire, (7)

Matthew and Maggie left Helena the same night The sheriff came looking for them, Meanwhile, it was hard for Ella to pay the rent and feed the children on the money she was making since Maggie had gone to Detroit. (8) She took very sick and her family carried her to Jackson, MS, to her family around 1920,

While in Jackson, Richard took jobs wherever he could find them, In 1924 his first article was published in the Southern Register in three parts called "The Voodoo of He II's Half-Acre." His family was not very happy with the articles,

On May 29, 1925, Richard finished Jackson's Smith-Robertson Public School as the valedictorian. He left Mississippi for Memphis, TN, and worked at various jobs. However, he didn't spend very much time in Memphis before going to Chicago. He joined the Chicago John Reed Club, a literary club, and later became a Communist Party member. He published A Red Love Note and Restfor the Weary,The

Left Front. He published His Strength and Child of the Dead and Forgotten God in ANVIL and I have Seen Black Hands published in NEW MASSES,

He began to work as Ii writer with the Illinois Federal Writers Project in 1935,

Wright left Chicago in 1937 and went to New York City, There he wrote plays and novels and was editor for the Harlem Bureau of the Daily Worker in 1938,

His best work was in 1940 NATIVE SON that became a Book ofthe Month Club selection by Harper and Brothers.

He had married Ellen Poplar in 1941 and in 1946 they sailed to France as guests of the government They lived in the Latin Quarter in Paris on 14 Rue Monsieur Ie Prince, Wright died in the American Hospital in Neuilly on December 3, 1960, at fifty-two years of age. (9)

Thirty two years later, February 9, 1992, on another cold gray covered sky in Paris, at 14 Rue Monsieur Ie Prince, Paris 6, a plaque was placed on the building in honor of Wright Many relatives and friends of Richard Wright gave personal accounts of his life,

Even though Wright left the South to get a better start, his movement carried him for Ii time into Arkansas where he established roots in the state and in its history, He stated in his books that living with his uncle and aunt in Arkansas gave him security which he never had before. With them, he always had enough to eat, where before he was always unsure from whence his next meal would come,

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Notes:

1. Webb, Constance,RICHARD WRIGlIT, 1968, New York: G,P, Putnam's Sons, p, 37

2. Ibid, p. 37 3. Richard Wright 945. BLACK BOY: A

RECORD OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH, New York: Harper and Brothers, p. 48.

4. Ibid, p, 38, 5, Franklin, John Hope, 1947 FROM,

SLAVERY TO FREEDOM, New York: Alfred A, Knopf, Inc"p,349

6, Webb, Op. cit, p, 41 7, Webb, Op. cit, p, 41 8,Webb, Op, cit, pAO 9, Webb, Op,cit" p, 399-400 to. Webb, Op, cit, p, 398

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_______________ ---.:Arkansas Queries

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Since we always work with a large baeklog of queries, we strive to print them in the order in which they are reech'ed. It may be severnl months, however, before your query appears. We do use aU queries received in a calendar year before the end of that year. We eontinue to receivc queries \\ ilh no name and address included. If the query gets separated from Ille envelope, we cannot use it. It simplifies the work of the aU·volunteer staff of this publication if you send your query with your membership fee (0 Arkansas Genealogical Society. PO Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908

Crolley. Samuel L., b. Mar 29, 1875, Pulaski Co., AR, res. near Natural Steps and Pinnacle, d. June 17, 1950, bur. Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Seek info on his father, WHliam Crolley, possibly from Yell or Pulaski Cos. Carolyn Crolley Page, 10497 McVay Ave., San Jose, CA 95127

Cox, Seek info on Cordite Cox, b. c 1887 Holly Springs, MS, m. John Wesley Hensley; had one child, Tom Wesley, b. Little Rock, AR, in 1912. She left when Tom was three years old. Carolyn Hensley, 2000 Sprowl Creek Rd .• Garberville, CA 95542

Shannon Searching for info on Baptist church with which Thomas Shannon was associated. He was Baptist preacher and the church was probably in Pope Co., AR; and was his first church after graduation from Bethel College in KY in 1875. Ann Drown, 1076 Los Altos Ct., Riverside, CA 92507

Gentry Seek maiden name ofMa1inda Gentry, b. 1805 MO, d. 1860 Saline Co., AR. Ryall? Perry?, m .. Samuel Gentry­where? Ch.: Minerva (Lovel Evans, William M. Rushing); William W. (Williams, Evant, Warnock); Rya1l Perry (Amy Young); Amos J (Mary Jane James); Martin; Mary A.; Sarah (John Curtis); Samuel. Sybil F. Crawrord, 10548 Stone Canyon Rd. No. 228, Dallas. TX 75230. 44408

Cypert Seek info on 1 W. Cypert, wife Eleanor, ch.: Sarah Jane, WilHam Perry Jesse, Lurinda, James, Lucina Elvira, Virginia Ann, Robert Winfield. In Sulphur Springs Twp., Searcy Co. 1;860. J. W. killed 1861-62 Searcy Co. Where buried? Obera Cypert, 15620 First Ave. SW, Ardmore, OK 73401-2826

Felton, Harrison, Wilson, Salley Marion Felton m. Mary Ann Harrison Aug. 1867; Thomas George Harrison m.l) Lorena Zoe Wilson 21 June 1883, m2) Eunice Anne Salley 30 Aug. 1898; lived Prairie or Lonoke Co. Any info on their desc. would be appreciated. Allene Kerr Locklar, 3155 Endicott Dr., Boulder, CO 80303·6902

Patterson Need help from those researching James Pleasant Patterson, b.

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GA c1783-99; wife Polly, b. NC per 1850 Johnson Co., AR, census; probate of will April 1855 mentions daus. Bathsheba, Caroline, Nancy Perrimore, Lavina Fandrin and Polly Collier. What was relationship between James P. and Joseph W. Patterson? Wanda Neosha LeForge, 2989 Calle Del Sol, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-5637

Sammons Would like to exchange info on this line in VA, AR or any other state. Mary Lou Martin, SR Box 196. Bishop, CA93514

Drake, Terry, Spears Seek info on these lines in AR c 1840 to present. Cynthia Drake, b. 1851, m. Thomas Spears; her mother's maiden name was Terry; lived northern/central AR. Jeanette Rambin, 36490 Amherst St., Norfolk, VA 23513-4034

McDermid, McDiarmod, Terrell, Turrell An old confusing letter speaks of a Thomas McDermid who was a political leader in AR during occupation of Federal armies and reconstruction. He did not have an official title of"Govemor" but his duties amounted to that. Who was he? He was a brother of Josephine I. McDiarmod Turrell. David Lynx. 1405 Perry Loop No. I,Yakima, WA 98902

Tolbert Researching Reason Tolbert Sr., who came to Austin, Pulaskil:Prairie Co., AR from York SC between 1840-52 by wagon train. Wish to corresp with anyone who had ancestors making the same trek in same years. Also searching Benson, Wakefield, Rollins, Lisenby, Carr. Billie Dougherty, Box 68, Cabot, AR 72023-0068

Norman, John M.(Morgan), b. 1846, m. 1875 TX, Nancy A Davis, d. 1895 TX. Seek info on place of birth; will exchange on Normans, TX, TN and Sc. R. M. Duke, 203 Bellaire Dr., Hot Springs, AR 71901·7722

Wear, Fuller Searching for Dr. Hamilton Bradford Wear family; was Captain in Confederate Army; also seek info on Thomas James Fuller who m. Mary Jane Collins in late 1800s in AR. Mrs. Alma Fuller, 128 Woodview. Hugo, OK 74743

Glover Need info on George W Glover, b. c1875, d. 1898 CenterPoint, AR; was m. to Florence M. Snodgrass, b. Aug 20 1858 Ark, d. Mar 5 1935 in Turkey, TX; son "Driver" Arthur Glover, b. Nov 15 1898, AR. Terry Taylor, RR 15 Box 375, Texarkana. TX 75501·9294

Davis, Nathan, Sr., of SC, m. Jane? , c1798; lived KY, IL, AR, TX. Ch. Nathan, Jr., Harrison, Abijah, Jane Lindsey, Susannah Wooten, Margaret Wooten and Mrs. Beilhart. Nathan Jr., m. I)Mary?; m. 2) Susan Fletcher in Saline Co., AR, 1835. Most offamily went to East Texas. Susie Perkins, 3333 McArthur Dr., Waco, TX 76708-1737

Walker Would like to coresp. with any desc. of John A. Walker and wife Ellender of Izard Co., AR Mildred Vander Roever, 636 Knight Way, La Canada, CA 91011-2660

Powell Need parents of John Powell, . 1787, d. 1847, father of Elizabeth c., Tabitha Burk, Adam Caleb and William Jackson. John received land grand 1818 for area on west side of Elkmont near Elk River; is buried in old section of New

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Garden Cemetery. Lived around Washington, Hempstead Co., AR. Mary Burchfield, 1984 Angel Valley Rd., Weed, CA %094

Dickenon, Wilson Seek info on Wiley Dickerson and Sarah Jane Quall, lived Logan Co. cl870; listed as b, Carroll Co, cl840, m. 1869. Need documentation. Also interested in Richard Wilson and Martha Emily Baucom in Logan Co. after 1880. Dee Dickerson, PO Box 435, Sumner, WA98390

McLendon, lessie Irwin, b. 25 Dec 1803, Nashville, TN, d. 6 May 1886 Benton Co., AR; m. Louisa Baggs, b. 29 Jan 1836 Montgomery Co., AR, d. 25 Sep 1907, Stonewall Co., TX; Dennis Jefferson McLendon, b. 27 Aug 1878 Benton Co., AR, near Springtown, d. 191uI1944, Albuquerque, NM, m. Ode Hunt, b. 31 Aug 1886 San Saba Co., TX, d, 10Jan 1961 Mojave, CA. Franklin J. Chapman, 30826 106th Ave. SW; Federal Way, WA 98023-4501

Benson Searching family of William C. and Caroline Benson, mid 1880s to present, especially siblings of William Lester; Pricey; Clyde (Jordon); Zora, I1a Ero Preston; centered around Ouachita, Calhoun, Hempstead Cos. Will share info. Beth Ledbetter, 4907 Hevenham Ct., Fainax, VA 22032-2323

Washington County, AR, early history Attempting to compile record of early marriages (before 1845 and especially 1828 to 1845). Marriages can be proven or implied. Sources will be included in final list. AGS members are invited to submit entries. Nancy Maxwell, 2709 Pin Oak Dr., Grapevine, TX 756051-2674

AngeliAugillAngil, Daisy, b. 2 Mar 1884 Polk Co. Seek info on parents. May be Henry and Harreat Angel? Will exchange. Roger Gray, 4712 Blacklick Rd., Annandale, VA 22003

Orr Seek parents of Louella Orr, b. c1857 GA, m. Horace Mann Woolman of Damascas, OH. Ch.: Carl, Anna, Grace, EIma, Frank, Roy; d. 9 May 1894 Hot Springs, AR, Grandmother was Jane Spivey; aunt was Sarah, (Spivey) Cloyes of Hot Springs. Nancy J. Curry, 137 Holladay Dr., Cheney, WA 99004-1107

Dillahunty Need parents, siblings of Adalphores Dillahunty who m. Emily p, Williams/Coleman?? 1869 Marion Co.; in Ft. Chaffee; b. c1846, where? Jeanne Horne, 3219 Jenny Ridgeway, Greenwood,AR 72936-7936

Askey/Asky, Zachariah, m. Frances Maulding Trammell, had three sons: Abner, Moreton and Ortho; paid taxes in Lawrence Co., AR, 1816. Abner'and Moreton in TX by 1822. What happened to Frances, Zachariah and Abner? Dean Burson, Box 304, Silverton, TX 79257

Stevenson, Willia, moved to Mound Prairie, Hempstead Co., 1816-17; in 1820 served as Hempstead Co. Representative to the First General Assembly of AR Territory, and elected Speaker of the House; was also a circuit rider preacher. Historical markers in TX and OK. Is there one in AR? Elsie Hinson, 905 CR 316, Terrall, TX 75160

Ramsey, 10hn C, b. 1846 AR, d. LeFlore, OK 1nt1912. Eliza Dalton, b. 1845 AR, d. AR 1902, around Hwy 21, possibly Washburn, AR. Sons John Franklin and

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Charles Andrew lived in Ft. Smith (Boling, Bohlen from Bowling, 1N) Sebastian Co .• AR. Sandi M. Jimerson, 4515 Bonita Blvd., Mabelvale, AR 72lO3

HatawaylHattawaylHathaway, R. M .• went to Bradley Co., near Warren, AR, at early age; father was Marion, mother was Sarah F. E. Huckaby; Rufus Melton was b. Lamar, AR 9/1874. Florence H. Owens, 344 Montgomery ST., No. 1007, Montgomery AL 36104

Ewing, Killian Need info on these families 1845-1900 in Clark, Hot Spring, Garland Cos. Alfred Ewing/Milly __ ; Franklin Ewing/Ruthie Killian; __ Killian/Sarah Riddle; Rhoda Analiza SullivanlWilliam Robert Jones; Jane Sullivan McGuire; Daniel Sullivan. Sue Mercer Thompson, 118 Springwood E.O., Maybank, TX 75147

Humphrey(s) Need help locating desc.of Humphreys who may have lived St. Francis Co. 1840-1890; carne from MS and maybe returned there; could be connected to Reeds by marriage in St. Francis Co. Catherine Humphrey(s) m. George L.Reed 1870s. 1880 census lists George L. Reed as divorced. Eugene White, 837 NE Yucca Way, Redmond, OR 9775-8787

Allen, Robert J., b. 1839 AL, d. c1907 in Piney, Drew Co., m. Merci, b. 1838 AL; Albert was orphan; large group of Aliens went to TN together, came to AR in different family groups, most to Drew Co. When descendants of Albert who had never met came together they found each had been told the same story-·"The kin folk that stayed in AL owned a canning factory." 1870 Prairie Twp., Drew Co., shows Albert, 33, wife Josse Gill; next door was

James A. Allen, 32, b. AL:; Martha 25; next house Sam Allen, 31, June 63, Mary 36. Need info on this line. Carletta Olivia Harvey, 11999 Hayes Forest Rd. No. 801 B, Winston Salem, NC 27106-3373

Williams, King, Frazier, Thompson, Want to corresp with desc ofJesse and Nancy (Caldwell) Williams; Ransom Cornelius and Secelia (Ferrand) King; Harrison and Amanda (Campbell) Frazier; Montgomery Bonaparte and Mary Camilla (Richardson) Thompson. Frances L Terry, 540 Yarwell Dr., Houston, TX 77096-4010

Jones, Rev. John T., m. 1852 Fannie Young, d. 1927, Hempstead Co., left 1901. JamesP. Tiller, 1864-1916, m. 1889Fulton Co., Mary Effie Turner, b. 1871 Independence Co., d. 1964; James, son of David, 1820-1888 and Elizabeth Roebuck, 1821·1902, both buried Camp, Fulton Co. Daughter of William Bolivar Turner, 1844-1921 and Nannie Blackstock, ,FultonCo. Mona Orvig, RR 1 Box 190 B, Blum, TX 76627-9707

Robinson Seek info on family of Dr. James M. Robinson, in Hempstead Co. in 1859; most of children in Boone Co. He was b. Marion Co., AL Oct 16 1823. First wife Lucinda McDonald; m. 2)1850 Sarah Fisher; m. 3) Martha A. Bruton. Denise Robinson Johnson. 1608 Bafclay Dr., Arlington. TX 76018

Daniel, Stueart, Watkins. Austin Need info on Elijah MDaniel, b. AL1, lived MS. m. Mary C. Austin, b. TW, in MS had five ch.: Walter B., Joseph, William. Alma and Oscar B. Charlie Stueart b. 12-2-1867, d. 3·25·1892 Pike Co., AR, m. Louise Amney/AmonyL. Watkins, b. 11·9·1869,

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d.? rem.? parents? LaVina Stewart, b. 11-28-1828, d. 5-5-1901, m. 1. B. Stueart 9-23-1819, d. 11-29-1897. Parents? All buried Pike Co. Lora Steel, 86 East 100 South, Valparaiso,1N 46383

Moss, Nancy, Laney, Ben and Johrmy, presume in South or Southwest AR since family members ended up in LA, TX and AR. Was mother Choctaw?; . SC Anna AskewlEskew and m. a blacksmith named Moss? Nancy was b. AR. Juanita Folk, 205 Davis St., Sewewaing, MI48759-1331

Littieton,Cocke Seek parems of Col. John M.Littleton, b. c1834 AL, and wife Mattie B. Cocke, b. 25 June 1868 MS; parents of Minnie 01a, b. 15 Feb 1870, m. Stonewall Jackson Langston on 27 Aug 1886, Crawford Co., AR. Ruby L. Martin, RR 1 BOll 430 B. Brownsboro, TX 75756

Harris, Finley, Senn, Hudson. Gooodwin, Frazier Will exchange info on AR couples cI850-1900: Eleanor E. Harris & James H. Finley, m. 1857; John G. Harris & Sousan P. Senn, m. 1858; Pleasant 1. Harris & Philicia A. Hudson, m. 1853; Martha C. Harris & Carpage Goodwin, m. 1859; Sallie H. Harris & Phillip P Frazier, m. c 1865; Mary J Harris & 1, b. 1852 Columbia Co. Betty J. Harris, 5369 Wesson Rd., Junction City, AR 71749-8640

WallensiWallins, Arazona, m. James Henry Eaves, 3 Apr 1898. Arazona from Combs, Madison Co., AR; James from Washington Co. Arazona d. May 20, 1914, Menomonee Falls, WI ofTB; was b. c1880, MO. Mary Achterhof, 4515 Ave Rio del Oro, Yorba Linda, CA 92886

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Dalton Interested in James E. Dalton family; lived Randolph Co. 1870-80s; also the Anthony family who may have lived Coal Hill area 1890s. Mary Dalton Myers, 2706 Buford, Muskogee, OK 74403

Harding, George Need parents of Maggie George, b. 1860 AR, and Davis Harding, b. 1851 AR?, residents of Maumelle, . 26 Dec 1880. 1900 census lists Margret 1. and five children. When did Davis die? Want to hear from desc.ofboth. Teresa Harding, 40 Banyan Circle, Dedeo, GUAM 96912

Moore, Drake, Prather, Arrington Seek info on Elijah Moore, b. c 1790 V AlNC, lived Phillips Co., AR 1830, d. 24 Sep 1836 Planters Twp. , and W. Rhoda Moore, b. c 1799, ch.: Elizabeth m. Wm .. Arrington 3/161183, lived Planters Twp to 1850, went to TN; Jesse b. 1822, William E., b. 1824 AL, m. Frances Prather 10/4/1853; John Sowell Moore, b. 1824-26, VA Diann Applin, 12 Oakwood Dr., Argyle, TX 76226

Honey Seek any info on E. B. Honey and. Bertha (Thorne) family; lived Lawrence Co., AR, early 1900s, Friendship community; also Spring River Twp. when married. Bertha d. Oct 1932; three ch: William Jasper, Loana and Amy Alice. Mrs. Myrtle Turman, 24Turman Rd., Sulligent, AL 35586

COli Seek parents and birthplace of Bell Cox, b. 1 May 1865, d. 7 Jan 1943, who lived Saline and Pulaski Cos; m.l) Nichols from England, m. 2) Thomas F. Jackson from MS. Will exch. Jackson Goswick, PO Box 114, Ranger, TX 76470-0114

Rogers, Lewis/Louis, Fordyce, Dallas Co., m. _? Martin. Ch.: William Henry and

Ida, b. 1883. Seek info on this line. Marilyn Mason, 2619 Oak Leigh, San Antonio, TX 78232

Brown, Lovell Knighton, b. c1830 MO or AR, lived Washington Co., AR, in LowelVSummersl Avoca, m. I )Hanna Sharp, m.2) Martha Adeline Dunlap; was preacher, blacksmith and circuit riding preacher, wounded Civil War, Battle of Prairie Grove, buried Old Union Cemetery, Cincinnati, AR. James A. Brown, M.D., 6810 South T St., Fort Smith, AR 7290;}.-4008

Tubberville Looking for infb on Eli Enic Tubberville family, m. Augusta Belle (Gussie) Wadley, 1887; had 8 ch.: Fannie, Maybelle, Pearl, Edgar, Viola, Albert and Joseph. Pearl, Viola and Robert were placed in foster home, where Albert was adopted c1913 when he was 9 by Dr. Paca H. Treadway. Would like info about his real father, b. c1865. Mildred E. Daniels, 53 Rens Rd;, Poquoson, VA 23662

Pelham Seek info on Francis, Elisha, Marquis, William Pelham, in AR Territory before 1820; Frances, possibly others, traced from KY 1800 through IL, MO, finally AR by 1816. Williamhad brother Calomese, b. cl818, AR Territory. William of interest not the same as the one who was brother of Charles H. Pelham of Batesville, AR, and m. Mary Ann Conway. Herb Cunningham, 13809 E. 87th PI N, Owasso, OK 74055-2077

Pope Seek info on John L. Pope, b. c1845 TNfMS, d.; John Gilbert Pope, Sr., b. 14 Feb 1880 Madison Co., TN, d. 14 June 1943; John Gilbert Pope, Jr., b. 16 Jan 1915, Dallas, TX, d. 7 June 1996, Phoenix, AZ; had grandfather Dew who lived Onyx.,

AR. Jackie Watson, 225 W. Verdugo Ave. No. 103, Burbank, CA 91502

Dillard The Dillard Family Association is collecting ALL Dillard information from any locality at any time. If you have a Dillard line and will share your family data, please contact Lucile Johnson, 9515 Barrett Rd., Roland, AR 72135 (501-868-5268)

Francis, Nathaniel was issued a military pay for warrant by Virginia on June 9, 1784 "for his services in the Militia." Please send any military or family information to Bill Holder, PO Box 159, Bryant, AR 72089

Huddleston Seek any info about John Wesley Hudleston, discoverer of the Crater of Diamonds--his family, stories,etc. (We have the commercial information from the Park). James E. Rogen, lI20 Powell Dr., Placentia, CA 92670

Park, Tumlinson Researching these lines in Crawford and Scott counties, AR: Need marriage of Cyrus Park and Mahala Tumlinson, also parents of both. Roy Young, P. O. Box 759, Apache, OK 73006-0759

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Book Reviews and Notices ____________ _

By Bobbie Jones McLane, Desmond Walls Allen, Lynda C. Suffridge, Russell P. Baker, Dorathy Boulden, Jan B. Eddleman

The following are reviews and/or announcements of book acquisitions by the Arkansas Genealogical Society. The reviewed books are permanently housed at the Arkansas History Commission, or in the local History and Genealogy Room of the Central Arkansas Library System (Little Rock Library). The Society expresses its appreciation to the authors and contributors. In ordering copies of these books, please remember to say you saw the review or notice in this publication.

Dear Diary: The Art and Craft of Writing a Creative Journal, by Joan A Neubauer, is available from Ancestry, Inc. PO Box 476, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0476, 1-800-531-1790. Within these 64 pages, the author takes you through the basics that can make your writing interesting, even if you've never written before. The book is softbound and sells for $8.95, plus $2.50 shipping. [DB]

Six American Colonists and Tbeir Descendants, by Eunice Newbold Clark, 6474 Tulip Ln" Dallas, TX 75230, 1-214-361-2972. The Six Colonists are Thomas Newbold, William Rodney, George Huford, Eberhard Ream, Edward Painter and Richard Bridgeford. This 829 page book is a hard back, sewn cover, and completely indexed. The compilation contains many smaller family genealogies, including: "Hearne, Brittingham,Marvel, Price, Stukey, Williams, Gearhart, Alexander, Hendricks, Hunsaker and Jones. It sells for $40.00, post paid. [DB]

Cbicago and Cook County: A Guide to Researcb, by Loretto Dennis Szucs; published by Ancestry, PO Box 476, Salt Lake City, VT 84110; soft bound, indexed and illustrated; $19.95 plus $3.50 shipping. IfI were doing research in Chicago, Cook County, or even in Illinois, this is definitely a book I wouldn't want to leave home without. It covers a brief history of the area and the availability of just about every possible type of record ofinterest to the genealogist or historian. A sampling of the records covered includes adoption records, architectural histories, biographies, cemetery records, census records, religious sources, court records, directories, land records, military records, naturalization records, etc. The book also covers the repositories of these records and has an especially good section on the Newberry Library. It is worth a read even if you do not have Chicago roots. rillE]

Marriages, Hempstead County, Arkansas, January I, 1900 tbrougb December 31, 1912, published by The Hempstead County Genealogical Society, PO Box 1158, Hope, AR 71801; soft bound; 210 pages; no price given. These records were transcribed from the microfilm copy of the Hempstead County Marriage books N through S. E!lch party's name, age, residence, date of marriage and the name of the official performing the ceremony are given. The names of the persons signing the security bonds have also been included and in the case of under­age marriages, information is given about the person granting permission for the marriage. There is a brides' index. A helpful map of the county about 1900 is

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given, complete with the locations of the settlements. The material is good and appears to be accurate. However, on some of the pages, the printer's ink 'bleeds' through, making reading a little difficult. [IDE]

Federal Census, Howard County, Arkansas, compiled by Kiamichi County Genealogy Society. PO Box 481, Broken Bow, OK 74728; soft cover, 188 pages; index by surname; $20.00 plus $2.S0 shipping. This book is a transcription of the microfilm of the 1880 census of Howard County done by members of the Kiamichi County Genealogy Society. All names were copied as written in the census. While the page headings vary from township to township, probably because different members did different sections of the transcription, the book is easy to read and contains all the information from the census. The index was correct and complete on the several names checked at random. [IDE]

Our Woolsey Family, by Marjorie Lewis Young. This is an excellent family history ofJohn Woolsey (1737-1819) who was born in New York and died in Tennessee, and his offspring and their descendants. The Woolseys were early Arkansas pioneers and they married into many Arkansas families. Some of the family names mentioned in the book are Bell, Brown, Cohee, Davis, Dunn, English, Gray, Kennedy, Mathis, McIntire, Rector, Shields, Smith, Trent, White and Woodruff. There are many photographs in the book and their reproduction quality is outstanding. To order, send $20 plus $3 postage to the author at 1633 Dorothy Dr., Grand Prairie, TX7S0S1 [DWA]

History of the Thirty-first Arkansas Confederate Infantry. by Ronald R. Bass. In the Fall of 1861, the Confederacy was in need of more soldiers. Lt. Thomas H McCray of the Fifth Arkansas'was sent to recruit men from the north central part of the state--Conway, Independence, Jackson, Pope, Van and Yell counties. By February, 1862, the Thirty-first Infantry was formed. The unit participated in many battles and it's story is told very well from infomation in the service records, excerpts from official records, and letters and diaries of the soldiers and officers. The author, Ron Bass, is a descendant of Captain William Cullum of Company D. He has written a very interesting regimental history and included a detailed roster of all the members of the unit. A bibliography. end notes, IS maps, and index assist the researcher. Price $22. SO, plus $3.00 shipping. (AR residents must add 4.5% sales tax) Order from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033. [BJM]

Lawrence County, Arkansas, Tax Records. 1829-838, by Burton Ray Knotts. Tax records are a wonderful source for family historians. They show, year by year, who's living in the county, and what they're paying taxes on. Land descriptions often place those folks on the rnsp. In 1829, Lawrence County included most of what is now Sharp, Randolph, Clay, Greene, Craighead, and Poinsett counties. If you have early flunilies in these counties, you need this book. It contains a transcription of the tax book information and a full-name index to the rnsterial. Price: $18.00, plus $3.00 shipping (AR residents must add 4.S% sales tax). Order from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033. [BJM]

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Subdivisions oftbe Public Lands, by 1. S. Higgins. If you understand the rectangular survey system, you can pinpoint your ancestor's land holdings when you find a land description in one of the 30 publiC domain land states. This book can help you learn that survey system. It was originally published in 1894. as a textbook. There is a great deal of information abut the surveys in Arkansas, Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory, Price $25.00, plus $3,00 shipping (AR residents must add 4,5% sales tax). Order from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033. [BJM]

Arkansas Death Record Index, 1914-1913, and Arkansas Death Record Index, 1934-1940, compiled by Desmond Walls Allen, These are lists of the people who died in Arkansas for whom there are death certificates on file at the Arkansas Health Department. They list the name of the deceased, county from which the death was reported, and date of death. One of the biggest values of these indexes is the ability to look up collateral relatives whose information can lead to clues about direct lines, The information in these books is the same as that on the microfiche sold by Arkansas Genealogical Society, and Desmond also arranged the data for filming to the benefit of AGS. The third volume in the series, 1924-1933, will be available in the, Spring of 1997. Regional volumes of the death indexes are also available. The two state-wide, perfect-bound volumes available now are $49.50 each, plus $3.00 shipping fur the first volume and $1. 00 fur each additional (AR residents must add 4.50/. sales tax). Order from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033. [BJM]

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Montgomery County, Arkansas Loose Probate Records, 1842-1930, by Dr. Marion Stark Craig. In 1990, Dr. Craig abstracted information from the loose probate packets on microfilm at the Arkansas History Commission. His material has been edited, typeset, and indexed, and is available from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 71033, for $15.00 plus $3,00 postage (AR residents must add 4.5% sales tax), [BJM]

Mississippi Cemetery Inscriptions Volume 1, compiled by John Purnell Frazier, 611 Cypress St., Pittsburg, TX 75686-1107, published by] & W Enterprises, Shreveport, LA, 187 pp" 8 x 12, soft cover, surname index, $25, plus $2.50 p/h, This publication contains tombstone inscriptions for cemeteries located in the following MiSSissippi counties: Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Webster and Yazoo, Mr, Frazier has previously published cemetery inscriptions in Southwest Arkansas, Order from the compiler. [BJM]

Funeral Register, Camp County, TX 1927-1939, by John Purnell Frazier, 611 Cypress St., Pittsburg, TX 75686-1107, published by J & W Enterprises, Shreveport, LA, This small booklet contains 31 pages of data extracted from a Funeral Home book kept for Camp County, Texas, for funerals between 1927 and 1939. It is 8 x 12, soft cover, full name index, $10, plus $150 p/h, Texas residents must add $.85 State sales tax, Order from the compiler. [BJM]

The Center: A guide to Genealogical research in the National Capital Area, by Christina K Schaefer; 148 pages, soft

bound; published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1001 N. Calvert, Baltimore, MD 21202-3879; $19.95 plus $3.50 postage and handling. This revision of the 1965 book Lest We Forget is another of those "don't leave home without it" types. In fact, it is even very useful at home. It details the most important research facilities in the Washington, DC, area, including the National Archives, the Library of Congress, the Bureau of Land Management, and the libraries of the DAR and the National Genealogical Society. Each section details the resources found there and how to access them. There are lists of the materials that have been microfilmed and where those film are available. Forms for ordering copies, etc., are found in the back of the book. There is also a geographic cross reference section, a good bibliography and an index. It is well worth the little over twenty dollar investment. [JBE]

My Family: Johnson, Palmer, Wright. Duncan, by Bessie R, Day, 32552 Riviera Ln., Wilsonville, OR 97070-7441; 274 pages; hard bound; indexed; illustrated; no price information given. While the author claims that this is "not a good genealogy in the true sense of the word," it is chock full of pictures, and other tidbits from her grandmother's scrapbook and a transcription of her diaries. Despite the fact that Ms. Day did not attempt to fill in many of the "blanks," it is a worthwhile addition to the library of anyone connected to these families because of the wealth of source material and the photographs. It has a full name index. For ordering information, contact Ms. Day at the above address. [JBE]

Cowan Connections, by Dr. Michael S. Cole, M.D., 7410 Oxford Place, Fort Smith, AR 72903; 433 pages; hard bound; indexed $50.00. This book details the descendants of Samuel and Sarah (Keith) Cowan, both of whom were born in the I 770s, through the ninth generation and is fairly well documented. If sources are not cited, either date and location are given or the item is clearly identified as family legend. A separate section of the book gives the ancestors of Sarah Keith Cowan, including the surnames Keith, Borden, Fowle, Winter, Cromwell, Butler and Grover, in a narrative style. There is a full name index which, according to the author, contains over 11,000 entries. The book may be ordered from Dr. Cole at the address above, or you may contact him on the Internet at: http://ourworld.Compuserve.Comlhomepa gesiMColeMD/hobby.htm. [JBE]

Our Swedish Ancestors Magnus Germundson and Theadora Andersdotter (Strandberg) by Wadonna Ashcraft (1992), 149 pages, illustrations, maps, charts and a full name index. This attractive and hard bound volume tells the story of a Swedish couple, Magnus Germudson and Theadora Andersdotter, who immigrated from Virestad Parish in Krononberg Lan to the U. S. in 1891 and settled in Hutchinson, KS. They were following in the steps of their children, most of whom came to America in the 1880s. This is a genealogy of a different kind. Besides tracing the ancestors and descendants of these families, the author presents, in well researched and written sections, the history and folk lore of rural Sweden and its bearing upon the lives of folks like the Strandbergs. This book makes good use of illustrative material, copies of

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original records, maps and pictures. Of special interest is the section telling why this family, like so many others from Norse countries, had to adopt an official "last name" like Strandberg when they came to North America. This work should be required reading for all Scandinavian family researchers. Other related families are: Benson, Orth, Smith, Eskelsson, Hardin, Peterson and Baumbauer. Unfortunately, it was received without any address or price. [RPB}

Brown-Hon-Stuart-Allison and some Boultinghouses [families} by Marjory Ruth Slater, 88 San Marino Ave., Ventura, CA 93003 (1996). Write her fur a price quote. This large collection of family group sheets and charts include information on a number of early American families who lived in Muhlenberg Co., KY, and Edwards and White counties, lL. Later the families moved to Scott Co., AR and Williamson and Burnet counties, TX. The Hon family was in Scott Co. as early as 1835. If you have ever done Scott Co. research, you will appreciate this material. Each family group sheet is footnoted with sources and observations on the family. This collection contains an almost overwhelming amount of information; however, since it is unbound, lacks a table of contents and is unindexed, it is hard to use as a quick genealogical reference. Nevertheless, the author deserves a gold star for getting her material into print and making it available to other researchers. [RPB]

North Central Oklahoma: Rooted in the Past -Growing for the Future (1995) (2 vols.), hard cover, about 1,000 pages, with a complete name index, $75.25 plus $6.00 postage. Order from North Central Oklahoma Historical Association, P O.

Box 2811, Ponca City, OK 74602. These two beautifully printed books contain gold mines of information about the history and genealogy of Kay County, OK. This county, located on the Arkansas River northwest of Tulsa, was home to the first native Americans, later cowboys, then "Boomers", and last of all, oil men. The land run of 1893 attracted many settlers from Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, and other places. This history is the story of the communities they founded, their businesses, and their churches. It also contains an extensive family history section of some 700 pages plus. All parts are well illustrated, and in an unusual nature for works like this, the history portion is well footnoted. One can tell that a great deal of community pride went into the publication of this work. [RPB]

Our Carter Family in South Carolina and their Neighbors, by Marian C.Ledgerwood, P. O. Box 8081, Hot Springs, AR 71909-8081 (1966), soft cover, 172 pages, fully indexed, with maps. The cost is $25.00. Order from the author. SC is the home of the ancestors of many Arkansas pioneers. For those just beginning genealogical research, Mrs. Ledgerwood's little family history should be on the recommended reading list, especially her excellent footnotes. Much of her work is devoted to a detailed discussion of the life and adventures of one Richard Carter of Laurens County, a Loyalist who fought on the side of the British during the American Revolution, and his family. The author also discussed at considerable length the aftermath of the Revolutionary War in the South and its Loyalist soldiers, especially those in SC and East and West Florida. Other families included are Girth, Bruce, Tuck, Baton, Joyce, Brown, Carrell,

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Durham, Finely, Foster, Hall, Hedges, Shaw McGill, Nickels, Pinion, Ratchet, Robertson arid Weathers. [RPB]

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-A-Adair

R. H ....... " .... "" .......... "."." 160 Adams

L. 159 Allen

Desmond Wall.150, 152, 176. 178 lames A. ...... " ............. " ..... 173 101m P ....................... "." .... 160 MatIba ................ " ............ 173 MlIry ................................ " 173 Merd ................ , .......... " .... 173 Robert 1 . ......................... '" 173 Sam ...... "." .......... " ............ 173

Allison W. H ......... " ............... " ...... 158

Ames Finnie ........ " ... "."... 166 Robert ....... "." .. "",,.. 166

Amney/ Amony Louise ....................... " ....... 173

Andcrsdotter Theadora ..... " " ............... ". 179

Andrews Islmm T. " ........................ ISS

AngeVAugiVAngil Daisy ... ""." .......... " ......... 172

Angell Jolm G .................. " ..... .... 160

Applin Diann ........ " ...................... 174

Arbuckle DavidA." ... ""., ... " ........... IS8

Armstrong A. J...." ............. ".""",, .... 159

Arring10n Wm ...... " ... " .. " ......... "."." 174

AShcraft Wadonna .............. " ....... ". 179

AskewlEskew Anna ................. " ..... " ........ 174

Askey/Asky Abner ."." ... """ ........... ".,, 172 Moreton ...... "." ............ " .. " 172 Ortho .............................. ".I72 Zachariah ........... " .............. 172

Asmussen? M. P. " ........................... 159

Atltinson Bobby D .......................... " 16S I .. J... ................ "."" ....... " 165

Atwood Evan .................................. 157

Lt. Evans " ............... " ........ 160 Wm. M .......................... ".160

Austin I. (I.?) B."""." ....... ""."." .. 160 Ma:tyC ............ " .. ".,,"""" 173

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Baggs Loui ........... "." ....... """"".I72

Baker James V .. """""." .... " .... ". 160 Russell P. ........." ....... ,," 176

Barfield G. C."."" .... ".""""" ....... ,,. 161

Barnes David 1. """" ... """." .. ",, 159

Bass Ronald R. "." ...... "." ...... ,," 177

Beilhart Mrs .. "." .. "" ............. " ...... " 171

Bellah Allen .... ""."""."" ... "" .. " .. 161

Benson Caroline."""" .. " ..... " ..... " .. 172 Clyde (Joroon) ..... " ... " .. "." 172 P. H. """"" .. """"."."."" .. 158 William C .. ""."." ......... " .. 172 Zorn."." .. " .. "" .................. 172

Benton P. G ... " .. " ................. .... 159

Berko Robert L. ." .... " ...... " .... "." 152

Billingsley Carolyn Earle ..... "."." ...... " 150

Blackard T. G ... """"." ....... "" ........ ,, 161

Blackstock Nanni .......... " ..... """"",,. 173

Bohart J. M ... "." .... " ...... "." ..... ". 159

Boulden Dorothy ... " .. "." .. "." ........... 176

Bouldin Tho.. 1.."." ......... " .. " .. ". " 158

Bowles G. M .. "" ... "" ... " ........ " ... 160

Bradford C1arence " .. """." ............ ,,. 163 M 1.. .......... " ...... " ....... " .. " 160 Opal ... " .... " ........... """." ... 163

Brand Qeo. C ... "" .... " .. "" ... "",, ... 158

Brandon W. L. """ .... " .......... "." ... 159

Brantly T. B ...... " ............ "" .... ,,"" 157

Breare J. R ..... " .... " ....... """,, .. ,," 159

Bre"'ngton Shan. Derk"""""".""."."" 166

Bridgeford Richard"""""" ..... "" ....... " 176

Bristow Samuel .. " ... " ....... """.,,",,. 161

Bro",n H. B""""""""." ... " ... ",, .... 161 Lovell Knighton"" .... ".".". 175 Mrs. Jess ."." ......... """"",, 166

Bro"",,. M.D. Jame.A." ..... "."." ............. 175

Bruton MatIba A. "'''." .. """""".". 173

Burchfield MlIry .... """ ...... "" .. "".".,,. 172

Burson Dean.""."."..... .. """",,. 172

Button W. W ... "."""" """ .... ,," ... 159

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C. P H. ." .......... " .. "." ....... 160 CamoroniCameron

T. J. " ...... """ ..... " ..... ",, ... 159 Cannichael

Vickie Manning ........ "..... 162 Carnahan

1. P. """"" ...... """"" ...... ,, 158 Carr

1. J ................... """ ... "" .. 160 Carter

1. S ............. ".".,," 158 Richard." ......... """" ......... 180

Chapman Franklin 1. .......... "" ..... "" .. 172

Clark Ewtico Newbold"""" .... " .. 176 0.158

Cline Anna G. (Smith) .. "" .... ".". 165 Effie Evlyn ....... "."."." ....... 165 Gracie G .... "." .. " ... " .... "" .. 165 Heruy G .... " .... " ........ "."". 165 LeeA. ... """ .. " ... "",,.,, ....... 165 Mark Allen ... " ...... " ..... "" .. 165

Cloyes Sarah (Spivey) .. "."."" ...... 172

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AIrrIa Ella ." ..... "."." .. ,'" 162 Eliza B",,, .. ,,,,,,,,,,, .. ,,,, .. ,,,,, 162 Fran.k .. " .. "" .. """"",,,,,,,, .. , 162 Henry C. """"""""""".,,,,. 162

Cocke Mattie B. .. "" .... " .. "" .. , .. ,," 174

Cole Dr. Michael S. ""'"'''''''''''' 179

Coleman Emily .. "" ..... """"" """". 172

Collier Polly,.,,,.,, .. ,,.,, .... ,, ...... ,,,,.,, 171 W. A.,,,,,,,,,,, .. ,, .. ,,,,,,,,,, 160

Collins Mary Jane"""""."."".""", 171

Collum Henderson """"""""""",,. 160

Condon C. D" " ",,", """" .... "." 160

Cook B.M ...... ." .. "",,. 159

," ........ 162 Irene .. " .. "" .. "". " ""',""'" 153

Cortez

Deller F ... "".

Monette Lee .... "'"'' 153 Cottingham

James R. '''''''', .. . ",,,,, .. ,157 Cowan

Samuel """".,,' ' "",, .. ," 179 Sarah (Keith)"" ...... " .. ".,," 179

Cox Ben " .... "" .. "", ..... "." ... 174

Craig Dr. Marion Stark..... " 178

Cro",ford Sybil F." ............ ", .. "." 170

CroUey Sam",,1 L.... "" .... " 170 William "............" 170

Crowe Elizabeth Powell" 156

Crowley D, E ..... ,,, , ..... 161

Cullum Capt. William .. """"""".,, 177

Cunningham Herb ,.""""."".,,""",, .. 175

Curry Nancy J"""" ... ,,"""""""" 172

Curtis Jolm"""""" ' ""'"''',,''' 170

Cypert Eleanor."" """ ... 170 J W ....... ,", .. " .. ,,"'" 170 Jame,,, .. ,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,, .. ,,. 170 Jesse"""""" .. """""" .. "". 170 Lucma Elvira""." ... """" 170 Lurinda ........... , "" .. ",," 170

Obera" .. """ .... "" .. ,, .. ,," '" 170 Robert Winfield .. "" .. "" .. ".170 Sarah Jane .... " .... " .. """,, ... 170 Virginia Ann""""""""""" 170 William Peny """""""" .. " 170

-D-Dalton

Eliza ..... "" .... """"""" .. ,,,,. 172 Daniels

Mildred E ..... "."" .... ,,"""" 175 Daugherty

H. c.. .. " .. """"" .. "" .. " .. ,, ... 161 Davis

Abijah .... """ .... " .... """."". 171 O. M. O ... """""." .. "" .. ".,, 157 Harrison"" .. ""."."."".""." 171 Jane"""""""",,,,,,,,,,,, .. ,,,,. 171 Joim R. "", ..... "."."." .... ", .. 164 Mary"" .... "" .. ",,,.,,,,, ......... 171 Robert Batte " ............ 153 Ruth Williams .. ,,' ......... 164

Davis., JT. Nathan .. "" .. "" ... , 17l

Davis, Sr . Nathan"""""""".,,,,,,,,,,,,,,171

Day Bessie R. """"""" ... " .. ",," 179

Deen Gladys , .. """",,""",,. 162 J, C,'" . '""'''''''''',, .... ,,''' 162 Notie Parker """" .. " ..... ,,, .. 162 Troy., .. "., .. , .. "."., .... """ ... " 162 Zock " .. " .. """"""""""",, .. 162

Dickerson Dee .. """. " .. ""." .. " .. 172 Wiley"" .. ,,,.,,.,,,, ....... 172

Dillahunty Adalphores ., ... ,. '''" ........ , 172

Dobson J. B .. , .... """".".".,,""",,.," 159

Dougherty Billie "."."." ..... , .... '''''". 171

Doyle Marie" .. "." ... "" ... "",,,," 162 Wash .. "."""" ", .... " 162

Drake Cynthia .. """ .. """.".",,.,," 171

DrOM> Ann """"'''''''",''''" ......... " 170

Duke R M, ............... ,,"""""""" 171

Dunlap Martlui Adeline.".".""" " 175

-E-Eaves

J ....... Henry """"""" .... " .. 174 Eberhard

Carl L " ... """ .. "",, .. "',,.,," 153 Eddleman

Jan B. """""""" .... ",,"""" 176 Evans

Lovel """"""" .... " " .... " .... 170 Ewing

Alfred""" .. """""".. ",173 Franklin .. "" .... "" .. " .... "" .. , 173 Ruben Franklin"""" .. """" 153

-F-Fandrin

Lavina """"" .. "" .... " .... "". 171 Featherston

Francis M. """"" .. """"".,, 160 O. W>.""."""""'" .. ,,""",,. 161 George"".".".""""".,,,,,,,,, 161 Miss, Phoebe ""."."" .. ,,",,' 161

Featheslon F. M """,."".""".,""",,.,,. 161

Felton Marion."""." ... """""" .. "" 170

Finley James H "" .. " ...... " .... ".,," 174

Fisher Sarah, .... " ..... ,.173

Fletllher Susan"." .. , ... ,"."." 171

Folk Juanita" ... ", "" ..... " ........... 174

Francis NathanieL .. "" .. """""""" 175

Franklin Joim Hope" .... " .... 169

Frazier Harrison .... "." .... ,," . 173 Jolm PurnelL" .. ". 178 JoImPurnell .. "" .. "", "".,, 178 PhillipP .. ".""""",, "" 174

Fry Ben, .. , .. , ........... " .. ""."".,,,. 163 Gladys L" '"'''''''''''' ""." ". 163 Lavida .... """"".",, ... ,,.,," 163 Lawrence c.. ...................... 163 Martlui ... , ........................... 163 Shelby Thee CarL ............ 163 Wilv ........................... , ...... 163

Fuller Jolm ................................... 156 Mrs, Alma ......................... 171 Thomas James. . .. 17l

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HaIvey Jones Carlella Olivia ......... " ..... ". 173 !!eddie V ................ " ......... 165

Gentry HatawaylHattawaylHalbaway Brmtch ....................... " ..... 153 Amos J... .... " .. "" ...... "" ...... 170 Marion ................ " ............. 173 Edwin ................. " ... " ........ 161 Malinda ............................. 170 R. M ...................... " .... " ... 173 Hamid Lloyd ....... "" ........... 165 Martin .............. "" ... " ...... 170 Hickmn Rev. lohn T ............... " ...... 173 Minerva .................. '" ....... 170 John A. ............................. 157 Robert Leroy ........ " ....... " ... 165 Ryall Perry ......................... 170 Higggins Wesley. Jr ....... " ................. 165 Samuel ........ " .................... 170 J. S ...... " ..... "." ............... 178 William Robert ........... "",,. 173 Sarnh ................................. 170 Hilburn Willilam W .................... " .. 170

Oermudson Susan .. "."." . " .......... " ...... 166

Hi ....... -K-Map .......... " ............... " ... 179 Elsie.......... ..." ............ " 172 Killian

Gibson Holcombe Rulhle ... "..... ." ......... 173 T. F ..................... " ............ 157 Wm. M ........ " .. , ................. 157 King

Glenn Holder Ransom Cornelius .............. 173 W. H ........ " ....................... 158

Glover Bill .................................... 175

Honey Secelia (Ferrand) ............... 173

Knopf. Ine. "Driver' Arthur ......... " ....... 171 Amy Alice ..... " .............. " ... 174 Alfred A. .................. " ...... 169 Genrge W ............. "" ....... " 171 Berthn(Thorne) .......... "." .. 174 Knotts

Qood",n E. B ........ "" .. " .......... " ...... 174 Bw10n Ray .. " ............... " ... 177 Carpoge ............................ 174 Loon ....... " .... " ................... 174 Kueeh

Goss JoeR. .................... "" .. " .... 150

WUliam J.sper ............... "" 174 Horne

Evelyn Stokes ...... "."." .... 164

Go."'ck J"".5On ... "." ................. " ... 174

Jeanne ............................... 172 Hoskins -L-

Gmves H. M ................................. 161

Fred ............. " ................... 167 Maggie .............................. 167

Laekey Richard S ......... "."." .......... 151

Gray Howard Lamb Roger" .......................... " ... 172

Guant Barbara .............................. 152

Huckaby Charlie. infant" .................. 165 lda Lavern .................. " ...... 166

CIui ................................... 156 F. E .................................. 173 1. CLedith ...... "....... . ..... 165 Huddleston J. Leonard ................ " ........ 165

-H- John Wesley ............ "." ..... 175 Hudson

Lilli .................. "."." ......... 163 Matie E ....... " ......... " ...... " .. 165

Haan Philida A ........................... 174 Mrs. Patricia Ann ... "." ....... 165 Mernith Todd .... "" ............. 164 Hufotd S. 1 .... " ............... "." ..... ".163 Raymond, Sr ...................... 164 Genrge." ............................ 176 Samuel 1. "lack" ................ 165

Hair Ethel Rock ................... " .... 165

H\DIlphrey( s) Catherine .... " ................. " .. 173

Slchley F ................. " ..... ". 164 T. H. ............. "" ............... 164

William E ........ " .......... " .... 165 Hunt Thedford J ......... "." ... "."." 166 Haldorson

Kent .................................. 152 Oeie ................ " ................. I72 Langston

Stonewall Ja.;kson ...... " ..... 174 Hare

F. M ............................... 158 -J- Lawson

JeffC ...... " .. " .... "." ............ 164 Harp

Betty Littlejohn ........... 153. 154 Jaekson

Minnie 01 ... " ................ " .. 174 Maye E ............. " ...... " ....... 164

Ledbetter Harris Thomas F .......... " ............... 174 Beth ......................... "." ..... 172

Betty J .............. "... ...... ". 174 Eleanor E. .... " ................ " .. 174

lames Mary Jane ....................... ". 170

Ledgerwood Marian C ........................... ISO

John G .. " ......................... " 174 Jimerson Lee Martha C .......... " ............... 174 Sandi M ............................. 173 1. C ....................... "." ....... 157 Mary J .......................... "." 174 lohnson J. V ................................. ". 158 Pleasant 1... ... " ... "" ....... " ... 174 Sallie H ................ "." ...... 174

Harrison

Denise Robinson ........ " ...... 173 Ezra B. ." .... "" ................. 165 Gladys ............. " ....... " .... " 165

LeForge Wanda Neosba ................... 171

Le'o>is Mary Ann ................ " ........ 170 Thomas Genrge"" .......... " 170

LuciJe ...... " .... " .................. 175 P .. M ........... " ..................... 161

L. M ... " ........................ "." 159 Lindsey

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Jane ............... "."."."" ..... 171 Lillieton

John M. ................ "." ... ,," 174 Locklar

Allene Kerr .. " .................. 170 Lotspeich

W. C ......... " .. " .................. 158 Loyd

E. F ......................... """'" 161 Luster

Jay Leen M ........................ 163 Lynx

David .......... " ..................... 171

-M-Molone

[)avid ..... " ............... " ......... ISO Monoey

Violet ................................ 165 Manning

Andrew Jackson ................. 164 Artie BelL. .......... " ..... " ... " 164 BarbomArnold ...... " ......... 164 Bell (Rye} ................. " ....... 164 Brenda Alice LaneIL ........ 163 C. R " .. 163 Carl R ...... "." ......... 166 Carroll R. "."."":C"c.,, 163 Clifford W. . ""."." 163 Cordial L. ............. " .. "'"'''' 163 Danny"" ... "."."""" 164 David W. , ....... c •• ".".""".,,. 164 Elsie Worlow .. "." ............ " 164 Emily E, (Kitchens) """" ... 164 Esther Frances ....... ""." ..... 164 F.M. (Francis} ...... ".,,"""" 164 Harvey B .. " ............. "" ...... 163 lova (Hathcoat) ".".".""." .. 166 JeffH ...... "." .. "."".c"."" .... 163 JimmieJ ... " .. "."""".".,, ... 163 lohn 1 .. " """ ...... """ .. 166 Kathleen May" "" .. 163 Little Rosie..... . ". 163 Lola J. (Hutton) 166 Mary Ella.......... .. 163 Mary Mariah.. 162 Mary May"." ... "."." .. " .. 163 Mary S" ..... " .. "" .... " ......... 163 Melvin A."."." ..... "."" ... " 166 Mildred (Warner) ."",,,,,,,,, 164 Nellie R .... ""."" .. "." 163 Ra>mond """ " .... ""."""." 164 Rose (Truxler) "."." .. " .. "." 164 Sarah (Whittaker) . """ .. "" 163 Tom ." .... " .......... ,," 163 VirgiL"... 163 Virgil Tell " ....... "" ..... " .... 164

William EarL ....... " .......... 165 William Stanley ..... " .......... 163 lack ." ............. " ................ 164

Maris Le\\,is" ............. " ................ IS7

Martin Mary Lou" ......................... 171 Ruby L ..... " .... "." ......... " .. " 174

Martinet Tom C ............. " ... " ... "" ... 152

Mason Marilyn ................. " ...... " ... 175

Mourini Emily M. ..... "" .. ". 164

Maxwell Nancy ...................... " .... " .. 172

McClatchey" ..... "" ..... " ... " ..... 163 MeClung

S.161 MeCui.ton

T 161 MeCurley/MeCudy

John .. ""."." .................... ". 157 McDaniel

Alma"."" ... "" .......... " ..... ". 173 Elijah M... ..... " ............ 173 Joseph, ... " ... ,,,.,,,, ......... ,,.,, 173 Oscar B...... ."" ....... 173 Waller B ...... " .. ".""."."" ... 173 William ........ " .... "" ..... " .. " 173

McDermid Thoma •. "."".""." .... " .. " .. " 171

McDonald Lucinda"." ... "." ...... " ....... " 173

McGuire Jane Sullivan ".".""."" ... " 173

Mclane Bobbie Jones ... "."." ... "" .. " )76

Mclendon Jeffer.o" """ ... "." .. " ...... 172 Jessie Irwin ..... ". """"""." 172

McMurr.y Wm.F ..

Melton Rufus,,, .....

Messick

.. " ..... ""." ...... ISS

".173

E. H, ... " .. "."""" .. " .... ,, 159 Moody

B. D .... " .. " ... " .. " """ .. ".". 157 Beuy Ann ."."." "" 165 lunior " .. " ..... "".. " 165 Lin C .......... "."".".".,, ".". 165 Nora (Manning)" ....... ""." 165

Moore B. T."."."."" .. "."." .. "." .. " 159 Elijah"" ... " .... " .. " .. "."."" .. 174 Elimbeth ""."......." 174 H,158

Jesse .... " .. """""." ... ,, ...... 174 lohn Sowell. .." ..... " .. 174 W. Rhoda. . .. """ .... 174 WilliamE """" ".".".".". 174

Moss Ben."."."."." ... ".. ". 174 Johnny"."." ......... ". . 174 Laney .. "." ......................... 174 Nancy ....... "." ............. " .. ". 174

Myatt Baby .. "" .. "."" ....... " ...... 163

Myers Mory Dalton ."" .. ".".,, ....... 174

-N-Neubauer

loan A. "".""" ....... ,, ......... 176 Newbold

Thorn ........... ". """."." ... 176 Norman

John M. (Morgan) .. "".". 171 Norris

Rhonda ........... " .... "" ......... 150 Rhonda S .......... "",, ........... 151

O'eOImer B.by girL....... ". 166 Rebecca M................ 163

Orr Anna ... "."." ....... " .... ""."." 172 Carl ..... "." ...... " .. ". "" ... 172 Elma ................... "" .......... 172 Frank.. ............................... 172 Groce ................................. 172 Kiyekka ............................. 172 Roy .................................... 172

Orvig Mona ................................. 173

Owens Florence H. ....................... 173

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P.ge Carolyn Croney ............... " 170

Painter Edward ............................. 176

Park Cyrus ................... " " ......... 175

Parker John ......................... "."." .. 158

Patterson Bathsheba .......................... 171 C.roline............... 171 James PleasanL. .. " ............ 170

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Joseph W ........................... 171 Polly .................................. 171

Patton C. Hardy ........................... 158

Paul G. W .................................. I57

Pelby Joseph ................................ 157

Pelham Charles H. ........................ 175 Elisha ............................... 175 FtlIIlCi ................................ 175 Marquis... .......................... 175 William ........................... 17S

Perkins Susie .................................. 171

Perrimore Nancy ................................ 171

Perryman M .................................. 161

Pope John Gilbert. Jf. ................. 175 John Gilbert, Sr ................. 175 JohnL ................................ 175

Poplar Ellen .................................. 168

POWld Thomas Walker .................. 153

Powell Elizabeth ........................... 171 John ................................... 171

Prather Frances ............................. 174

Preston Da Ero ................................ 172 Izol .................................. 167

Prince(?) Dellis ................................ 164 JamesW ............................ I64

-Q-Quall

Sarah Jane ........................ 172

-R-Rambin

Jeanette ............................. 171 Ramsey

Andrew ............................. 173 Chari ................................ 173 JohnC ............................... 172 John Franklin .................... 172 William ............................. 161

Ramsom A J ................................... 157

Reed

GeOIge L .......................... 173 Reynolds

J. K. ................................... 160 Richey

Catherine Slewart .............. 166 Riddle

Sarah ................................. 173 Robinson

Charle.Kenneth ................ I53 Dr. James M ...................... 173 M. C ............................... 152 S. F .................................. 152

Rock Baby boy .......................... 165 Beulah Mae ....................... 165 Chrislelona ........................ 165 Eulah Lee .......................... 165 William T. ........................ 165

Rodney William ................. . .. 176

Roebuck Elizabeth .......................... 173

Rogers Ids .............................. 175 James E. ............................ 175 LewislLouis ....................... 174 William Henry ................... 174

Ross J M .................................. 161

Rushing William M ........................ 170

-S-Salley

EuniceAnne ..................... 170 Sammons ............................... 171 Sander

Fannie ............................... 162 Sehaefer

Christina K. ...................... 178 Seholes

Edna ................................. 166 Scoggins

Barbara Jean Manning ....... 164 Scnn

Sousan P ......................... 174 Shuckelford

B. Frank ........................... 164 Shannon

Thomas .............................. 170 Sharp

Hsnna ............................. 175 Shockley

Homer Glenn ..................... 153 John Lincoln ...................... 153

Slater Marjory Ruth .................. 180

Snodjp:Bso F"""""" M ...................... 171

SpeaB Thomas .............................. 171

Spivey Jane .................................. 172

Stark William F .......................... 163

Steel Lora ................................... 174

Stephens Hartzell Oscar .................... 153

SteveDJiOll WilIia ................................ 172

Stewart Lavina .......................... 174

Stokes DuIwIird .............. .. ........ 164 Elsie (Manning) ............... 164

Stout J. W ................................... 159 James F ............................. 159

Stuart Abraham ............................ 153 D. A .................................. 157

SIIIeart Charlie ............................... 173 J. B ................................... 174

Sunndge LyndaC ........................... 176

Sullivan DanieJ............. . ............. 173 Rhoda Analiza .................. 173

Szucs Loretto DeuniL ............... 176

-T-Tate

Kevin Joseph ..................... 163 T.ylor

Terry..................... ...171 Terry

Frances L ....................... 173 Thnyer

A.L .................................... 152 M. A ................................. 152

Thompson Mary Camilla (Ricbatdson) 173 Montgomery Bonaparte ...... 173 Sue Mereer ................. 153, 173

Tiller David ................................. 173 James P ............................. 173

Tobey S. II. .................................. IS8

Todd Mary M. (Manning) ........... 164

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Talbert, Sr. Reason ..................... " ........ 171

Torbott G. A. .............. " .................. 161

Tmmmell Fronces Maulding ..... ".".".172

Treadway Dr. Pac.a H. ." ........ " ........... 175

Trotter Barney Lee ....................... 162 Bernice .................. " .......... 162 Isaac ....................... " ......... 164 LaW1l Liza ........................ 162 Mattie M ... " ............... ". 162 Pearl Lee .... " ..... " .............. 162 Rev. Darrell Glenn ............ 162

Tubberville Albert ...................... " .... " .. 175 Edgar ..... " ............... " ... " .... 175 Eli Enic ....................... " .... 175 FannieMaybelle ............ ".175 Joseph ................ " .............. 175 Pear!... ............................... 175 Viol. "." ......................... ". 175

TumHnson Mahala .................. " ........ 175

Turnum Mrs. Mytle.. "."."." .. , 174

Turner Mary Effie ............ "." .. "." 173 William Bolivar .. " .. " "."". 173

Turrell Josephine 1. McDiannod ... 171

-v-Vaner Hoever

Mildred "'''''''''''''''''''''' ... 171

-w-Wadley

Augusta Belle (Gussie)."". 175 Wahl

Lutz ... ""." .... """"" .... ,, ..... 161 Walker

Ellender ... "" .. " ...... " .... " 171 John A ............ " .... ""."",, .. 171

W.llensIWallins Arazona .. "."." ... " ... "." .. " .. 174

Walls Mr. and Mrs. W. H .... "". 152

Wash W. A ... ""."." .. ""." .... " .. ". 158

Watkins L.173

Watson Jackie ... "" .... """",,"",, ... 175

Wear Dr. Hamilton Bradford"" ... 171

Webb Constance ..... " .... ".""."" ... 169 James H ....... "" ..... "" ... ,," 164 Stell •. " .... ""."."." .... " ....... 164

White Eugene"."." ...... ".".""",, ... 173 Rosilee ........ "" .... """,, ...... 162

Whitworth J. W .. "".""" .. "" .. "" ... ".,," 161

Willard Jerry """"""" .... "" .. " ... ,," i52 Tim" .... "."." .......... "."" .. ". 152

William Bertha" .............. """",,. 164

Rev. J. M .............. " .. "" .. ". 164 Williams

Emily P ..... " .. " .. " .. " ........... 172 Jesse .......... "." ...... " .. "" .. ". 173 Milburn J..."." .......... " ....... 164 Nancy (Caldwell " .. """",, .. 173 Nancy (Caldwell) .. "." .. " .. " 173

Wilson Lorenn Zoe ......... " .... "" .. " 170

Woolman HoraceMann" ...... " .. "" ... I72

Wooten Margaret...."""" ..... ""."" .. 171 Susannah."." ........... " .... " .. 171

Wright Ella." ........ " ... "."" ... " ... " ... 167 N.than" ........ " ... "."."" .. "" 167 Richard. "" .. """ .. " .... ",, ... 168

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Enuna L. (Fry) ..... "."."",, .. 162 Linda May ........ "." .. "" .. " 163 Marie V ......... ".""." .. ". 163 Myrtle ... " ... " ......... "."."." .. 163 Thompson."." ..... " .. "" .. "". 162 Trammel C ...... " .... "." .. "". 162 William Homer"" .. "." ....... 163

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Amy" .... " .... : .. " ... "" .. " ... ". 170 Fannie .. ""." .... "."." ... ".,," 173 MaIjorie Lewis .. "".""""." 177 RoyB .......... "."".""."." .... 175

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Beatitudes of a Family Genealogist

Blessed are the great -grandfathers, who saved embarkation and citizenship papers, for they tell when they came.

Blessed are the great-grandmothers, who hoarded newspaper clippings and old letters, for they tell the story of their time.

Blessed are the grand-fathers, who filed every legal document, for these provide the proof

Blessed are the grandmothers, who preserved family Bibles and diaries, for these are our heritage.

Blessed are the fathers, who elect officials that answer letters of inquiry, for to some the only link to the past

Blessed are mothers, who wrote family traditions andlegends to the family, for one of her children will surely rmember.

Blessed are relatives, who fill in family sheets with extra data, for to them we owe our family history.

Blessed are the family whose members strive for the preservation of records, for this is a labor of love.

Blesssed are the children, who will never say "Grandma, you have told that old story twice today."

From The Paisley & Allied Families Society Magazine, House of Paisley Publications - 64 Towe Hill, Wilton, Somerset T A4 4RJ England.

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